I can be really good at manipulating my husband—actually I’ve gotten proficient at it. Knowing him so well, I always have an edge. And at times I use it for my advantage. Oh, I’m always able to talk my way out of it though if I’m ever found out, but truthfully, that’s rare. Like I […]
God designed us to crave intimacy. If you do, you’re human—designed by God and perfectly crafted. Then why can finding time for intimacy be such a struggle? Here are five of those obstacles: 1. Body Image After my kids were born, I gained a significant amount of weight. How much? Well. . .ahem. . .like […]
I announced last year that I came to terms with the realization that I am codependent. I promised I would write about it, and how codependency affects marriage. Part of me was really scared to sincerely look at how my marriage needed to change with newfound breakthroughs. I’ve been on a journey and learning so […]
A recent survey with the National Sleep Foundation found that twenty-three percent of married people routinely sleep in separate beds. A week goes by, then a month, which turns into two months, and then a year passes, and you realize you haven’t had a good roll in the sheets in way… way… too long. Many […]
“Do we really need that?” This happens to be one of my most uttered phrases to my husband. Honestly, my wonderful husband drives me a little crazy. I feel like I often see a steady flow of incoming packages—packages of all shapes and sizes, of which even after they are opened I’ll give him that […]
I was hanging out with my daughter and I proudly proclaimed, “Look at my hair. All I did was brush it today.” She, being a mom raising little ones replied, “Oh yeah, well I didn’t even brush mine today!” Life can get pretty crazy in the season of raising kids. In that unpredictable time of […]
As I write today I’ve been married for over 37 years. Have all of the years been blissful? Noooooo. They haven’t. But would I do it again? Yessssss. Some days I sit back and think, How in the world did I get so lucky? And other days, Geez this is hard! Do you have alternating […]
His phone was left on the kitchen counter and that text came in. You find an earring in his suit pocket and you know it’s not yours. Victoria’s Secret undies fall out when you open the glovebox of his car. Devastation floods through your body. Hurt. Betrayal. Crumbling. It’s every married woman’s nightmare. We all […]
I got engaged at eighteen. Yes, I was very young. And my prince? He seemed old to me at the time. Mike was twenty. A year later we said, “I do.” (Actually, we said “I will.” I have always felt cheated I didn’t get to say “I do,” since I had dreamed of doing so […]
I was just thinking. Please bear with me. Just wondering…do you think we should change the marriage vows to something a little less permanent? I mean, forever, until death do us part, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, I mean, really, isn’t that a bit extreme? Forever?! I don’t know […]
