Embracing Your Spouse and All Their Stupid Stuff

What do you do when you do embarrassing stupid stuff? Do you try to hide it from others? Do you keep it to yourself and tell no one? Well, what I do is write about it, and then share it with as many people as possible. That’s what makes me so fun. I was on […]

Are You Trying Too Hard In Your Marriage?

I heard an Olympic athlete say, “A goal set is a goal met.” Yoowza! Did you notice the word trying is nowhere in that statement? TRYING. Imagine if we used the word trying when describing a goal? It would go something like this: “Trying to meet a goal…[you fill in the blank].” There’s a difference […]

To My Valentine: Applause For My Husband

On this Valentine’s Day let’s just pause the candy, flowers, reservations, shopping madness and express our appreciation for our loved one. We can get so caught up in the frenzy of the day and not appreciate what we have. Stop and breathe in the love you have and reflect on all that’s good. This post […]

Seven Lessons From Being a Guest at Focus on the Family

If we could name an “establishment” our hero, mine would be Focus on the Family. With my pink Victoria’s Secret tote over one shoulder and excitement and butterflies in my belly—along with concern I’d be overwrought with emotion due to my soft heart for families and marriage—I walked through the doors of an organization I […]

This One Thing Could Be Hurting Your Marriage

It was date night. I love date night. I love it when my husband gives all of his attention to me. What wife doesn’t like that, right? While on our date we were seated side-by-side in a booth at one of our favorite restaurants. Yes, we are one of those weird couples who sometimes sit […]

Words Can Kill Your Marriage

It was a normal Saturday morning. “Do you want to come with me when I get my hair cut?” Why was my husband asking me to come along? Initially, I didn’t want to, I had “plans” for my morning. But instead of answering him I paused. And I’m glad I did. “Then, after, I want […]

Hot Dog Night

When my children were young and funds were low and craziness was high and hubby and I needed some adult time, I started a family favorite and called it—you guessed it—Hot Dog Night. If you’re a mom and you’ve found yourself saying, “Mine, mine, mine” or “Are we there yet?” and you’re humming Twinkle Twinkle […]

Is Marriage a Sacred Affair?

There was a time, some time ago, where my husband was going through an excessively stressful season. It seemed to come to a head one day as he talked with me through some of the decisions he needed to make, and the challenges he was facing. I listened. I wanted to add in my “solutions.” […]

Quieting the Beast Within

My husband was behind schedule as he headed out for work. He had pulled the trashcan out of his man cave, which is a remodeled trailer in our backyard, and told me he’d put it away when he got home. I don’t particularly like going out there—the man is brilliant!—it includes leaving the locked door […]

Nourish the Soil In Your Relationships: How to Plant Seeds that Grow

I was slightly amazed and hugely amused. As I sat in the background quite comfy, I might add, in a cushy chair looking on as my son led a team to pray. The amusing part was where my mind went as I watched. Come with me back to when he was a teenager… My husband […]

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