Sometimes you just have to seize the opportunity when you have it. On Thanksgiving this year while the rest of the family was in the other part of the house enjoying each other I decided to interview my 96 year old father-in-law. You can hear the family in the back round so it’s not the […]
Friend, enjoy this guest post written by my beautiful friend, Seana Scott. Seana is a writer, speaker, wife, and mom if three. The pies are baking. Turkeys are roasting. It’s holiday season! Which brings so much joy and fun in our home as I plan gingerbread-making and Christmas tree decorating—but it also makes me sad. […]
As Thanksgiving day approaches many of us have so many things to be thankful for… Faith, family, friends, health, the upcoming year filled with new adventures, and maybe crossing another item off our bucket list. For most, our thanksgiving list can go on and on. But for some, dealing with a pain-consumed heart from loss, […]
Some time back I posted a blog titled “How To Get Him To Do That Honey-Do List,” and recently I received this comment: “I’m assuming you haven’t been married very long? Not to sound rude, but unless you’ve lived in a construction zone for the past two years like I have with unfinished projects at […]
We all know we reap what we sow, and in marriage this principle is a virtual flashing red light. The more work and attention you put into your relationship, the better it gets. And more importantly, the more joy you feel. Any time you see a happy couple, you are looking at a couple who […]
After being married for 36 years I finally took the love language test to find out what my love language was. I was totally surprised by the results. For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about Dr. Gary Chapman has a book titled, The 5 Love Languages and for some reason […]
My husband and I were in the kitchen. Our son said, “This is awkward, something doesn’t feel right between you two.” He was right. We were acting “normal” but he could feel the uneasiness. And where did this uneasiness come from? A conflict. We were in the middle of a conflict. He hurt my feelings. […]
When was the last time you were counting on someone and they totally let you down? My first recollection of being totally baffled and dumbfounded by someone who I thought I could trust and count on was when I was five years old. There was a teenager in my neighborhood, actually it was a male […]
As I sit in the lobby of the physical therapy center while my husband receives the treatment he needs for his recent knee replacement surgery I think about our many years together and the many challenges we’ve had. I’m thinking about marriage because I’ll be speaking about marriage soon at an upcoming conference. What should […]
It was a fantastic morning. I accompanied my kids to a gymnastic class for my grandchildren. The boys are ages two and two and a half, and they are both full of all the energy life can offer. Watching both boys play with their fathers was a highlight of my year for sure. But that’s […]
