Tag: marriage
Vaccination vs. My Marriage
Available vaccination has drastically changed my marriage.
I jumped at the opportunity to receive my vaccine and felt empowered like I was doing my part...
A New Pandemic Love Language
Leave it to a global pandemic to alter what we consider fundamental and comprehensive truth. In his book The Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman...
I Am The Favorite Parent And It Is Very Hard For...
This scenario plays out often at our house. It’s time for bedtime. I tell our child, "Daddy will give you your bath tonight” She...
Unpopular Opinion: I Go to Bed Angry
“Never go to bed angry,” the old saying goes. I glare at my husband over the top of my laptop. I've just settled in...
I Found Jesus in the Rubble
My four-year-old thinks that God lives in her butt. This is a non-theological yet logical conclusion in her developing mind. God made her. God...
When Separation Works
The idea of separation carries a negative connotation, no matter how you slice it. A couple separates, one partner moves out, and the next...
Date Night Spots in and Around Indy
My husband and I recently grew roots here in Indianapolis. We were both born and raised in the area, but my husband's job caused...
Why I Make the Gravy
I don't like Halloween. Every year though, I sew until my fingers bleed and I plan coordinating family costumes. I don't like gravy. I...
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...
My Husband is Polyamorous. His “Coming Out” Saved Our Marriage.
My husband and I met as 17-year-old kids working at a local chain restaurant. Our playful flirtation around the soda machine led to the...
How Mama Got Her Groove Back: Recovery From A Sexless Marriage
Before having kids, I was a woman who had always been in touch with her sexuality and had a relatively high sex drive. I...
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!...
I Can’t Do It All- How I Told My Husband I...
It’s never the big things that push us over the edge. Why is that? It’s always the smallest, most trivial thing- socks next to...