Just because a girl’s getting married doesn’t mean she can’t be practical. A couple weeks ago, I was having a conversation about weddings: recent weddings of people I know, weddings I had been in, and weddings from several years ago. In the midst of this discussion, I found myself contemplating what I would do at my […]
But I didn’t change my last name either. My husband and I have been married for almost 18 months. I think that means we’re still newlyweds. I know we still have a lot to learn about married life. It’s not easy blending two big personalities together into one harmonious couple…but we make it work. Much […]
Girls and women are still under tremendous pressure to define themselves and their public identities relationally, in ways that men aren’t. Last year, after a seven-hour drive with a carful of children, I arrived at a hotel where, despite having used my credit card to secure a room, I could not check in. We were […]
