I remember sitting in the parking lot outside the counselor’s office, staring at the steering wheel and thinking, “This is pointless.” We had been in couples therapy for weeks. My husband, Mark, and I would go in, sit on opposite ends of the couch, answer questions, talk about our feelings, and drive home in almost [...]
The “6‑foot tall” ideal has become one of the loudest dating stereotypes online. Social media jokes, dating app bios, and viral memes often repeat the same line: “If he’s not at least 6 feet, I’m not interested,” sending the message that taller is always better and that 6 feet is the magic threshold. Yet height [...]
“Short kings matter” is more than a meme; it is a quiet protest against a culture that tells shorter men they are less desirable and tells women they should only want a man who is six feet tall or more. Under the humor is a serious question: does height really determine a man’s value in [...]
In a culture obsessed with appearance, many women live as if they are always standing in front of a mirror. Every surface becomes a reflection: a phone screen, a store window, a social media profile picture. The unspoken message is loud and relentless: “Your value is in how you look.” And that lie has quietly [...]
Women are more than their bodies. God created each woman as a whole person with a soul, mind and spirit that can never be summed up by a dress size, a selfie, or a number on a scale. When a woman is judged mainly by how she looks, the rich complexity of who she is [...]
The power of doing good shows up most clearly in how Christian men treat the women in their lives. When a man follows Christ, his attitude toward women cannot be shaped by culture, resentment, or fear, but by the gospel itself. Doing good is not a strategy to get something in return; it is the [...]
What Happened to Chivalry? For generations, chivalry stood as a symbol of male honor—strength guided by virtue, power balanced by compassion. Knights in medieval times were trained to defend the weak and uphold justice. But even after the age of armor passed, chivalry lived on in everyday gestures: opening a door, offering a seat, standing [...]
Everyone wants to be successful—but the real question is, by whose definition? From childhood, most of us learn to measure success by visible markers: good grades, a nice house, a well-paying job, or public recognition. The message is clear—if you achieve enough, acquire enough, or impress enough, then you matter. But somewhere along the way, [...]
Every so often, life gives us a quiet nudge—or sometimes a loud wake-up call—that it’s time for change. We feel it when we wake up more tired than inspired, when our relationships start running on autopilot, or when our work no longer reflects what we truly believe. These moments aren’t accidents; they’re God’s reminders that [...]
I never thought of myself as “a critical wife.” I thought of myself as honest, practical, and detail‑oriented. I noticed what needed to be fixed, what could be better, and I said it. Often. Out loud. To my husband. Over time, though, the jokes got fewer, the conversations shorter, and the silence in our house [...]
