14
Jun
Communicate Before Resentment Becomes the Weather
2 min read
Ian Rasmussen
13
Jun
When Love Brings More Than One Story Home
When I met Alana, I had to learn that love was not an eraser. It was an invitation to honor more than one story at the same table.
4 min read
12
Jun
The Ferry Was Full of the World
A commute on the Staten Island Ferry became a reminder that stepfamilies are already practicing one of the most necessary kinds of love in the world.
4 min read
12
Jun
When You Feel Like the Extra Adult
2 min read
09
Jun
Let Summer Make It Easier to Choose Each Other
2 min read
07
Jun
The Date Night Does Not Have to Be Impressive
3 min read
05
Jun
Wholesome Recreational Activities
A funny old phrase from Mormon life became a real reminder: couples need ordinary, low-pressure ways to enjoy being together.
3 min read
01
Jun
Faith That Makes the Table Kinder
Faith matters when it makes the table kinder, the apology cleaner, the boundary wiser, and the home safer.
3 min read
01
Jun
Giving Yourself Without Disappearing
Stepfathers often give deeply and quietly. Sustainable love requires rhythms that keep the man from disappearing inside the role.
3 min read
01
Jun
The Gifts I Honor and the Fear I Am Outgrowing
Ian honors the gifts of faith and family formation while naming the fear, worthiness pressure, and narrow certainty he is trying to outgrow.
3 min read