What Are Ways to Keep Relationships Fun?

“So what do you want to do right now?”  “Hummmm, I don’t know, whatever you want to do!” “No, no really I am up for whatever you want to do.”  Have you ever been in a conversation like this before? Well, if so, this blog is for you!  No matter what kind of relationships we…

Unpacking Emotional Baggage

New relationship, new you… right? Things seem to be going well, and *shockingly* no disaster looms on the horizon. In this day and age, this can seem like a dream come true! In the midst of all the good, the following question might come up: “Do I actually deserve this relationship?” This question is problematic…

Don’t Stay in The Grey

Have you ever heard or uttered the following phrases? “We’re talking, but I don’t know what’s going on.”  “We hang out all the time and have a thing, but neither of us is making moves.” “We’ve been seeing each other for a while, but I don’t know what we are.”  If you have, welcome to…

“They’re just not my type.”

How many times have we heard ourselves or our friends say something along these lines when going on a first date or even finding out someone is interested in them? I know I have!  Now don’t get me wrong, compatibility and attraction are a huge part of dating someone, but recently, I’ve been realizing that not…

What Hillary Duff taught me about breaking up

Circa 2004, A Cinderella Story. Hillary Duff & Chad Michael Murray were the love story of my childhood. I’ll never forget the moment Hillary Duff’s character (Sam) walked into the men’s locker room ready to tell Chad Michael Murray (Austin) off. And boy did she. The classic line, “Waiting for you is like waiting for…

How to Reclaim Our Identity and Beauty

“In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.”  St. Augustine If you are anything like me, I love chick flicks and Disney movies! For so many years my expectations of love and men came from what I learned from, The Wedding Planner or my all-time favorite How to lose a guy…

How Can Engaged Couples Show Affection Before Marriage But Also Abstain From Sex?

What a great question; I’ve often pondered this before. I never really understood the struggle that could be there, I just always thought “Well if you’re practicing chastity while you’re dating it just naturally transfers over;” It wasn’t until I  became engaged that I understood more deeply this question. Now while yes, if you are…

But I love him.

When I was in high school my principal brought in a chastity speaker. I explicitly remember not wanting to give the speaker the time of day, especially when she told me that I should not be sexually active with my boyfriend and that a conversation about boundaries needed to happen. Like, WHO ARE YOU and…