Our Family's Word for 2018

Every year for the past several years I’ve identified a word for the year. I used to only choose a word for our church. Now I choose a word for our church and a word for our family. In the past the word has often been based on a concept or an idea that I couldn’t get off my mind. It usually spawned from lessons The Lord was teaching me the final couple months of the previous year. I’ve always want this word to provide us with a unified sense of purpose and direction for the coming year - in one case for our volunteers and staff, and in the other for my family.

How Do You Know When You've Found "The One" (Part Three)

As time goes on, your heart should increasingly be convinced of: "I can't believe I’m hers, and I can’t believe she’s mine." And not just because you're trying to project some kind of online image that you have a fairy tale relationship or because you’re merely in love with the idea of love. Do you actually feel that inherently - and increasingly - about her?

MarriageDavey BlackburnApril 24, 2017marriage, dating, Amanda, parenting, relationship, wedding, family Comments

How Do You Know When You've Found "The One" (Part Two)

I decided to write Part 2 and Part 3 as if I were sitting down with Weston when he's 22 years old, dating a girl, and getting ready to pop the question. These are the questions I’d ask him:

MarriageDavey BlackburnApril 11, 2017marriage, relationship, dating, wedding, wife, husband, Amanda, parenting Comments

How Do You Know When You've Found "The One"? (Part One)

Now that I reflect on Amanda and our relationship I think to myself, how in the world did I know she was "the one" for me? There must have been some indicators. There must of been some tell-tales that made me fall so head-over heels, that compelled me to put so many of my personal ambitions and dreams lower on the priority list in order to pursue her heart.

MarriageDavey BlackburnApril 6, 2017Amanda, marriage, parenting, wedding, balance, Weston, relationships, dating Comments

The Race Down the Aisle - Guest Post by Amber Wilkinson (Amanda's Sister)

But really? A double wedding? Who does that? Well, we did. Partly to save money (I mean our guest lists were basically identical), and partly because we like to be unique. We had never been to a double wedding, and there were definitely moments when I think we both wondered what we were getting ourselves into.

Guest PostDavey BlackburnMay 13, 2016marriage, wedding, family, Amanda, Byars Family Comments