Making Rivendell in the Desert

 Pretty down today. Another couple getting divorced at 60. After a lifetime of marriage. Just counting the poeple I know, and their families...

I perused a library, its young adult section brimming with books. Books set in the past and future, but mostly set in fictional universes in...

 I want to change our family culture closer to our original vision, of making Rivendell. Family culture matters, routines and prayers matter...

 Recently I've reflected on how little my daily expense of time reflects my actual ideals.  I want to live like God is real. I want to c...

 I wrote this for my teenage son, who is now very curious how to impress girls. Right now it mostly seems to involve fantasies of building m...

Thinking about what marriage is. God knew from the start what a marriage would be. And He still guided people to get married when he k...

Marriage---what are we signing up for? Is marriage about rights----love me/be faithful to me/have a godly home/provide for me, or is it mo...

My husband always made me feel loved. Even when we had fights, even when I cried & ranted & knew he was putting up with me. Even whe...