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Midnight Ear Wax Adventures

January 30, 2010

Warning: the following post contains ear wax. If that makes you squeamish . . . you need to toughen up. “Ben, my left ear stinks.” “What?” “My left ear stinks. I need you to take a look at it.” “How in the world are you smelling your own ear?” “When I poke my finger in [...]

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What is the Point of Marriage? Part 4: To Teach Us What it Means to be Human

January 7, 2010

If you’ve been sticking with me for the last week or so, I’ve been exploring the purposes of marriage. So far, I’ve explained that I think they are (a) not to achieve happiness; (b) to grow us up; and (c) to teach us about God.  Another purpose of marriage, I believe, is (d) to teach [...]

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What is the Point of Marriage? Part 3: To Teach Us About God

January 5, 2010

Marriage teaches us about God by revealings aspects of his nature.

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What is the Point of Marriage? Part 2: To Grow Us Up

December 31, 2009

As I mentioned in my last post, Corey Allan of Simple Marriage argues that the purpose of marriage is to make us more grown up. It is not a tool designed to make us happy, but rather to make us more refined, more emotionally mature. I couldn’t agree more. But what exactly does maturity look [...]

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Another Reason I Love Ben: His Tolerance for Tacky

December 18, 2009

Ben tolerates my gold Christmas tree: what a husband!

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Pipe Lessons: The Unexpected Nature of Marriage

December 14, 2009

Ben teaches me how to smoke a pipe and I meditate on the nature of marriage.

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Mushy, Gushy Love

November 25, 2009

I really hate hearing about how awesome and special other people’s marriages are. I find it really gag-provoking. I hate when married couples make a point of letting us know that they are spending special time alone together. They refuse an invitation to hang out with the group because they’ve set the night aside as [...]

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Changes: Me and Affection

November 17, 2009

(Continued from Ch-ch-ch-changes . . . ) Growing up, I was never big into hugs.  As a teenager, I grew to rather dislike them.  And by the time I was a young woman I positively dreaded them.  I just didn’t like touching people.  Human bodies are all so warm and moist and mushy, especially women’s [...]

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Random Insights from my Journal

November 10, 2009

I recently went through my journals from when I first started dating Ben.  I have kept a journal basically ever since I could write, and they provide a lot of entertainment.  But this time I was specifically looking for insights for this blog. While reading through my journals, I also spent some time reflecting on [...]

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More Reasons I Love Ben

November 9, 2009

#4. His Courage. Honestly, this was one of the most important characteristics for me when I first met Ben. It’s what separated him from all the other boys. In fact, it’s what made him a man in my eyes. Ben was nineteen when he stepped into my life and “swept me off my feet” (as [...]

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