by Dorothy Greco | Feb 28, 2013 | Blog, Marriage & Family
“Just be prepared. You two are going to have a very difficult first year of marriage.” Well-meaning friends repeatedly expressed their concern during our engagement and early months of marriage. We spent a great deal of that first year on high alert. Was this “the...
by Dorothy Greco | Feb 20, 2013 | At the Intersection of Faith & Culture, Blog, Christianity Today, Spirituality
In our polarized culture, potential enemies lurk around every ideological corner. Think of the back-and-forth in the comment section of blogs, our deeply entrenched political system that pits Democrats against Republicans, or the on-going mommy wars. Whenever we face...
by Dorothy Greco | Feb 18, 2013 | Blog, Relevant Magazine, Spirituality
Our all-powerful, all-loving God encourages us to ask Him for what we want. But sometimes, after we’ve put it out there, He seems to turn and walk in the opposite direction. We are then left with the unmet longings and needs that inspired our prayers as well as...
by Dorothy Greco | Feb 17, 2013 | Blog, Health & Wellness
Those of you who have celiacs or a gluten intolerance know that carbohydrate options for holding our nut butters or meats are rather lacking. My expectations are raised each time a new mix or pre-made loaf hits the grocery store – only to feel it plummet...
by Dorothy Greco | Feb 15, 2013 | Blog, Marriage & Family, Spirituality
“Love is an earthquake meant to relocate the center of our universe.” So writes Mike Mason in his brilliant book, The Mystery of Marriage. Each time this destabilizing, tectonic shifting pitched me off balance during my first decade of marriage, I assumed I was a...
by Dorothy Greco | Feb 13, 2013 | Blog, Spirituality
Several years ago, I reminded our teenage sons that Lent would be starting in two days. Our youngest protested with a deep sigh and the following comment: “I just don’t get why my giving up ice cream or TV has anything to do with my getting closer to God. I mean did...
