Is Divorce Our End? Posted: Mar 22, 2011 I met a newlywed couple recently; I'll call them Ted and Lindy. They were giddy after their honeymoon—young lovers with big dreams for life together. But within months of that romantic high, their daily routine (or lack thereof) and a mounting list of unresolved conflicts and unmet expectations began to take their toll. As it turns out, they're reeling. They're quickly becoming what Sacred Marriage author Gary Thomas calls "shell-shocked newlyweds."

Only You Waited Posted: Nov 12, 2009 What if my boyfriend isn't a virgin and I am?

Dream Big (But Be Faithful in Little) Posted: Sep 01, 2009 When I was a kid, I wanted to be a famous singer when I grew up. Later I imagined being First Lady. Once I realized how little control I'd have over that, I changed my dream to being President. When I was 21, a friend of mine got a group of us together and challenged us to write a list of 25 things we wanted to do in our lifetime. I've been dreaming about the future for a long time. Oddly, now that the "future" is here, I can barely remember most of what was on that list.

The Poison in "Just Friends Posted: Aug 20, 2009 Several years ago, I was dating a man who actively pursued me for marriage. Just around the time that I warmed up to the idea of marrying him, he changed his mind, and in my opinion was very insensitive about the whole situation . . . I've worked to forgive him, but when I let go of my anger toward him, my mind just drifts to wanting the dating relationship back.