by Michelle C. Martin | Nov 22, 2023 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Society
Marriage is an adventure; don’t go without your maps. If you were going on a trip, especially to a place you’ve never been before, you’d take maps. When planning to be away from home for several days, you’d always check the weather to pack accordingly. You’d want to...
by Michelle C. Martin | Jul 25, 2023 | Family Life, Marriage, Marriage Prep, Parenting, Society
Commitment is a Weird Place, but it is OKAY: The commitment of engagement found me in a weird place. Once Joshua and I went from dating to engaged, I developed a strange feeling of disappointment. Not disappointment in my decision, and certainly not disappointment in...
by Michelle C. Martin | Jul 18, 2023 | Marriage, Marriage Prep
Am I Ready To Get Married? Was I ready to get married? Halfway through my engagement, I had a startling realization: I did not feel ready to get married. I Googled, why do people not feel ready to get married? The results varied, but all centered around things like...
by Michelle C. Martin | Jun 20, 2023 | Marriage, Marriage Prep, Prayer, Spirituality
Engagement is for marriage: Engagement is intended for marriage preparation! I was asked many times: When did you know you wanted to marry Joshua? Though we dated for nearly three years before getting engaged, I 100% knew I wanted to marry him within the first couple...
by Michelle C. Martin | May 5, 2023 | Marriage, Marriage Prep, Society
“My only regret…is that I didn’t marry her sooner.” My dad has said this about my mom for as long as I can remember. They met in college and were married within three years. He has always had a philosophy that you can know if you want to marry someone...
