I spent the morning pulling weeds from my front “lawn.” I’m using the word lawn but actually it’s a rock garden—living in Arizona now front yards are often rock gardens. I thought it would be low maintenance but pulling weeds is quite grueling. My back hurts. As I was pulling the weeds I began thinking […]
I’ve heard many sad stories of adult children who ceased to have a relationship with their parents. “My kids don’t talk to me.” “After the divorce my kids sided with their mother.” “I haven’t seen my daughter for over two years.” “I stopped by my son’s house to drop off a gift for my grandson’s […]
Since I was a young child I’ve felt as if I’m asking the world to accept me and love me and choose me. Maybe you can relate. And I find myself translating this to my marriage…sometimes in a destructive way. Let me explain… When I’d ask my husband for something, and he’d say, “Maybe.” I’d […]
I’ve been working on allowing myself to feel all of my emotions. Somewhere along the way I learned to stuff certain uncomfortable feelings. Especially anger. Can you relate? At all? If I felt mad I’d stuff it down as fast as it came up. Learning to accept all of my emotions can be a challenge. […]
I was previewing one of my podcasts. As I listened I was making breakfast… Cutting up veggies and piddling around in my kitchen. My sweet husband was being playful and fun. Mike joked with me… I shrugged. Mike asked me if I wanted him to start the laundry load I had waiting on the floor… […]
My safe place is my husband. This is one of the long reasons why… Dear Husband… Before I met you I felt like a little girl who had been put out on the streets with no shoes on. Sometimes the ground would be really hot or really wet and cold. Many times I would get […]
Sometimes our happiness meter can quickly run down after the reality of marriage sets in. Being happily married doesn’t come easy. And yet, there are a select top few who are ecstatically happy in their marriage. But HOW? 15 Practical Practices of Happy Wives #1 She connects romance and intimacy- There was an Enjoli perfume […]
Do you miss how you used to feel? My friend, Brittany did, and I’d like to tell you her story. Although Brittany was a very successful businesswoman, she found herself in a failing and passionless marriage. She desperately wanted her marriage to work, especially for the kids, but sadly, they were on the verge of […]
At the start of the coronavirus quarantine I was in another state and away from my husband. We live in California and I was visiting family in Texas. I became a little… somewhat… marginally… obsessively scared that I wouldn’t be able to fly home. I said to my husband, “Promise me you’ll drive here to […]
“I got flowers!” she announced. Wait. Let me back it up. My husband has been undergoing physical therapy to recover from his knee replacement surgeries. Yes, you read that right, surgeriessss with an s, both knees got replaced. Mike told his therapist, Roxy (not her real name) that his wife (me) had a new book […]
