Rachel Dawn 1 marriage, relationships busy, forgiveness, freedom, grace, Jesus, life, life changes, life lessons, marriage, overwhelmed, perspective, prayer, prayer life, relationships, spiritual growth, stress
It’s funny, in the last few weeks there have been so many things going on in our life – MAJOR life changes: my husband quit his job and now works from home, I started a professional speaking career outside my current job, my editor got back to me with all the changes I need to […]
Rachel Dawn 2 Life Lessons, marriage, relationships criteria, dating, disappointment, disillusionment, expectations, husband, life lessons, list, marriage, marriage prep, marriage preparation, perfect spouse, perspective, remarriage, second marriage, standards, wedding, wife
When I was 16, some well-meaning mentors of mine recommended I make a list of the things I absolutely wanted in my husband, from physical attributes to character traits. Four typed pages and 160 bullet points later, I had what a “perfect spouse” looked like to me down on paper. Things like: 2-5 years older […]
Rachel Dawn 1 grace, Life Lessons, relationships divorce, grace, growth, Learning, letting go, life lessons, marriage, perspective, relationships
Sometimes despite all your best efforts, cautions, standards and tenacity you just get hurt. Sometimes you just have to let people go. Sometimes you end up hurting those you love most. Sometimes you just screw up and miss it all together. And in those times when you just don’t think you can get any lower […]