A few weeks ago, I traveled to speak at a marriage conference in Texas. My wife, Christi, who was in the middle of a 14-week stint of all-day sickness from her current pregnancy, was unable to travel with me. So she stayed home with our 18-month-old son, Landon. He’s at the age now where he misses me when I’m… View Post
(guest post by my lovely wife, Christi. Originally posted on Meleea.com on August 3, 2013) by Christi Straub Family is our first experience of being connected to another in love – it’s the most selfless, grounding, strengthening, wings-to-fly kind of love. But love starts out in a funny way. We’re born into a strange world through a horribly painful process. We… View Post
We live in arguably the most individualistic culture in one of the most individualistic periods in history. The proof alone can be found in last year’s Oxford University Press word of the year—“selfie.” Apparently Microsoft Word hasn’t trended toward self-centeredness yet. It doesn’t recognize the word. But we do. Boy, do we ever. Consider that nearly 45 million pictures… View Post
(Originally posted on June 19, 2013) By Christi Straub: My little family consists of me, my husband and partner-in-crime, Josh, and my adorably sweet and feisty baby boy, Landon. I love those two boys with the passion and ferocity of a momma tiger. Josh and I are borderline obsessed with our little boy. We are textbook first time parents… View Post
