This blog is one part of a growing ministry to with the goal to help Christian couples realize the possibilities of living in One Flesh with their spouse as described in Ephesians 5.

Yes we have been together for 18 years

                        But that is not why . . .

Yes we have been married for over 11 years

                        But that is not why . . . Yes we have both been trained in ministry and counseling;
Kate as a youth minister, and
Brad as a Marriage and Family Therapist.

                        But that is not why . . . Yes our marriage has had its share of challenges that, with God’s help we’ve been able to overcome.

                        But that is not why . . .

We are writing this blog and preparing other teaching time for the future simply  because we feel God has taught us a tremendous lesson about how He originally planned marriage to be.  We have been blessed to have reached such an amazing, awe-inspiring, beyond belief, miraculous place in our marriage that we have repeatedly started to ask ourselves questions like: “How did we get here?”, “Why didn’t we get here before now?” and “How do we tell anyone else where “here” is?”

Eventually these conversations led us to feel the Holy Spirit tugging on our hearts to share what we have learned.  Now, after almost a year of God yanking, we are finally taking the plunge.

Others might look at us and ask “what gives them the right to teach anything.” And the reality is we have been asking ourselves the same question.  But here we are.We hope that you will find the posts in our blog to be interesting, thought-provoking, challenging, encouraging, and conversation starting.  Marriage is a journey and it is not an easy one.  Yet when you experience the One Flesh union of Ephesians 5, it is beautiful, awe-inspiring and life changing.  We hope to share what God has been teaching us and hopefully allow it to inspire others.   We hope you enjoy the journey as much as we have.

If you are new to One Flesh Marriage we encourage you to start with a few of these posts to better understand who we are, our blogging format, and what we think a One Flesh Marriage can be: