by elizabethoates | Mar 21, 2017 | Marriage
Last June we moved into a new house with lots of potential–which is realtor speak for “fixer upper.” It needed a major overhaul to bring this 1980’s construction with 1990’s decor into the Joanna Gaines era of shiplap and barn doors...
by elizabethoates | May 27, 2016 | Marriage
Last week was heavy . . . not skinny-jeans-too-tight heavy, but ministry-is-messy heavy. Brandon and I walked a couple through the trenches of deep marital pain, as we have done with many couples before them. It was a reminder that every couple–no matter how...
by elizabethoates | Jun 30, 2014 | Marriage
Oh, the sweet naiveté of the young, engaged couples who sit in our living room ready to tackle their pre-marital class each semester. Some of them are rock solid. Yet others come to us starry-eyed, dreamy, and full of lofty, yet unrealistic views on marriage. They vow...
