Tag: love
Unloading the Dishwasher is Romance
I love a clean house, but I hate cleaning. I love an empty dishwasher, but I hate unloading it. I love folded laundry, but...
National Spouses Day: Two Truths, One Lie and a Reflection on...
High school sweethearts. Love at first sight. The most difficult relationship of my life, parenting aside. Today is National Spouses Day, and in honor...
Best Friends. Soulmates. We Were The Ones, and Now We Are...
As a wife and mother of two toddlers, I have really grown to appreciate my best friends. They have been my best friends since...
The Best Thing He Did…He Left
Twelve years of age is the first year I found myself with a new boy or in strong like with someone. Twelve years old!...
What I Hope He Says for Wife Appreciation Day
Every year on the third Sunday of September wives get a day. ONE DAY. This year, Sunday, September 19th is Wife Appreciation Day. Sure, there’s...
Face-To-Face: Me and Myself, Forty Years Later
My mom gave one final push and there I was - 1:28 AM on Wednesday, September 9th. Forty years later I am imagining what it...
My Bisexuality is Valid
It is Pride Month and for the first time, I will be celebrating this month as a member of the LGTBQ+ community. This is...
Dear Mama, A Letter to the Single Moms on Mother’s Day
Dear Mama,
I know that your life may not look exactly as you had hoped it would. Things may not be how you pictured, but...
A Decade of Trying
We are not trying anymore. For ten years, my body has been trying to create a miracle. When we first started, we were decidedly...
I Go To Bed Angry
"Never go to bed angry!" As I sat surrounded by my closest family and friends at my bachelorette party dinner, someone suggested going around...
Blinded by Love
Growing up I was the quintessential girly girl. I loved playing dolls and dress-up, which fed into reading every Teen Girl magazine I could...
National Love Your Pet Day: Five Ways to Celebrate Your Pet
Growing up, we always had a pet at home, and soon after I settled into adulthood, I got my first kitten, Evey. It was...
My Dog’s Eulogy – In His Own Words
My then husband-to-be and I brought home an absolutely crazy and young rescue hound/terrier from the Hamilton County Humane Society in 2014. We said...
Blessings of a Small Wedding-An Encouragement to Pandemic Brides
Ten years ago, my husband and I were engaged and trying to figure out what kind of wedding we wanted to have. Initially, we...