"You are sexually pure when no sexual gratification comes from anyone or anything but your wife.”--Steve Arterburn

Ephesians 5:31 says “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh…”   

When those of us who desire marriage imagine walking down the aisle, I think it’s a forgone conclusion (for most of us at least) that this man...

My husband and I have an unconventional love story.  We met 10 years ago for a five minutes on a cruise boat in the Bahamas, exchanged email addresses, and didn’t see each other in person again until a chance meeting in the middle of a snow storm. That was January 2010. A month later, we were engaged and seven months later, we were married. Because our courtship was so short, we wanted to...

Before I became a mother, I was pretty “meh” about porn. I wasn’t a big fan nor a big objector. The actors are (in most cases) consenting adults, so nobody was being hurt, unless of course, they were into that. There were much bigger things to be offended or turned on by, in my opinion. 

I can’t honestly say that I’ve never watched a “flick”. They were a source of curiosity at one point for...

I am an artist and by nature we all live with a bit of insecurity. It has taken much growth and becoming comfortable in my skin to get to the point where I could accept the truth, no matter how ugly.  My talent, looks, and weight have been sources of much uncertainty and self-doubt.  I am my harshest critic, always have been.  No one can tear me down like me.  Oddly enough, the only thing that...

As a woman who battled with self-worth in the past, this was a regular struggle for me.  As a child, I remember watching my mother get dressed for dates with my father and thinking, “Mommy is the most beautiful woman in the world.”  She was poised, opinionated, funny, spoke three languages fluently, intelligent, kind, fashionable, had dozens of friends and was the life of the party.  Her...

Do I believe casual sex exists?   I definitely do.  I believe that sex outside of marriage is perfectly embodied by everything that the word “casual” means.  If you’ve ever looked “casual” up, it’s pretty interesting. Here is the Webster’s Dictionary’s definition of the word:  

1) subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance <a casual meeting>
2) a : occurring without regularity : b :...

In February of 2010, I was at a crossroads in my life.  I was 28, reaffirming my faith and relationship with God and coming to terms with my past.  I had decided to put dating on the shelf, get my life in order, and wait on God to do the rest…and He did.  Bryan was everything I never thought I deserved.  He was kind, loving, protective, understanding, and most importantly, real.  We met for...