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This blog is about making marriage Holy. 

It is an exploration of what a godly marriage looks like. 


It is going to be a casual affair. I am a bit of a perfectionist and if I allow that to take over, I will never write anything. So I’ve decided to make this process as easy as possible for me. Perhaps as time progresses things will shift, but for now I am going to write as though we were sitting together in my living room talking about these things.


I have spent the last 4 ½ years receiving an extreme education from God. My life has completely changed because of it. 


Early on I was shown, not told interestingly, that I would teach these things to people. I’ve had many thoughts about how this teaching would take place. Currently, I’ve decided a blog will have to do. I’ve put it off for many months. When I first had the thought come to me, I was given the name for the blog. I balked at it. It seems a bit presumptuous. But the thought persists, so I’m going to use it.


I hope you find this blog helpful and enjoyable. I hope to be able to participate in any dialog in the comments section and fine tune the topics to questions that may arise there.


I have decided to use my real name. That is a scary thing for me to do, for a few reasons. But for my purposes with this blog, I think it is important.


Additionally, I feel like I should make you aware that I will be speaking appropriately but candidly about sex and intimacy if applicable to any given topic.


I also want to point out that this blog will be solely about marriage relationships. I have great empathy for the difficulties that come with being single in a religious group that centers around marriage and family. I want to be sensitive to those who find themselves single for whatever reason, as well as those who find themselves in an unhappy marriage relationship. But I will not be discussing those situations very much on this blog. Thus, I understand completely if reading this blog is too painful or frustrating and my heart is with you.


With that, let's begin.

I have a beautiful story to tell…

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