Layer Eighteen - Piece by Piece
Before I met my husband, I wasn’t one to have a checklist or set list of preferences for what he was going to be like, what he looked...
Before I met my husband, I wasn’t one to have a checklist or set list of preferences for what he was going to be like, what he looked...
The deeper I dig into my heart, the more I am constantly amazed by the ways my mindset has changed. I feel as though every bit of what I...
This layer has detailed years of hard intimate work and I have chosen not to share publicly. This layer is for me. 🤍
As I wrote this entry, I was curled up on the couch, soaking up the heat from the fire in our wood stove. The fire would crackle and pop...
The mind of a woman - it is complex, it is unique, and it can be dangerous. It is a mystery even to me. I have spent far too many days...
I was sitting in a room surrounded by people I loved. My husband came in, but I knew that he would not be there long. I only had a short...
It was still dark, and all was quiet in the house. I had just finished preparing my husband’s breakfast and lunch for the day before he...
Happy Holidays! -Thanksgiving- This season always brings tremendous joy and warmth to my heart. There are so many things to be thankful...
I can tend to be a walking contradiction. I love interaction and talking with people - deep conversations and really getting to know...
I’m a planner by nature. It has always given me joy to look ahead and plan things out. I like to think through situations- what could be,...
Through the years, God has worked deeply in my heart. He has revealed to me the dirt I hid from and has shown me the unhealthy ways I...
On a beautiful fall afternoon, I stood joyfully, hand-in-hand, with the man I had prayed so long for. I gave him my life. I gave him all...
Fast forward to last year. This is the layer in my journey that started this blog series. Honestly, the first copy of this entry was ugly...
As I continued to learn and grow, I understood my husband's desire (to some extent) and knew more of his heart in regard to his longing...
It took a long time and a lot of hard conversations to process all that had come up in my heart due to discovering plural marriage. I was...
During my husband’s study into plural marriage, he was also looking into biblical gender roles and his role as a husband, father, and...
I laid there in utter disbelief while my husband explained this new realization that polygamy (polygyny specifically) was not a sin. He-...
We both grew up going to church and were taught of the mighty men in the Bible. I learned about their lives in passing while my husband...
I grew up, a typical little girl, dreaming of finding a loving man and having beautiful children- you know, the white picket fence life....
The journey into accepting Plural marriage from a woman’s perspective Life is a funny thing; it is unpredictable and will often throw a...