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 […]
I can’t remember the last time I felt as infuriated by another person. Or in this case two people—two men. I’m 99% sure that at least one of them was a pastor. And please know I have a huge respect for pastors, being married to one myself. I think pastors are some of the best […]
My husband and I were sitting on our front porch enjoying breakfast. Across the street was a couple walking their dog together. Calm. Beautiful morning. We sipped our coffee as we talked. Then, suddenly the couple across the street started arguing. Did they see us across the street from them? Hadn’t they noticed we could […]
I think I ate chicken! Okay, to most this is no big deal, BUT to me I can make it a huge deal. I haven’t eaten chicken for over 10 years. I’m a vegetarian who eats fish, which is technically a pescatarian. No beef. No rooster. No cow. No lamb. And definitely NO chicken. Until, […]
Recently I received a comment that I frequently write about how women need to be a certain way for their husbands but lack posts how men can up their husband game. My paraphrase by the way. And yes, that is very true, I do tend to write more for ladies, being one myself. But not […]
As I sit outside of our hotel room—while away with my husband—I can hear the family sharing a patio with us. Their door is open and I can’t help but hear their words. I am ever compelled to write. It is not often you get to peek in on other families like a fly on […]
Marriages have become disposable. People get married with a seeming attitude of, If it doesn’t work out, then I can just get divorced. Confession time: I was one of those people. When I got married I openly verbalized that “if it doesn’t work out, then I can just get divorced.” Yes, I really said that! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.” […]
