Tag: marriage
Loving A Significant Other With Depression
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Originally, I was going to give a few "how to's" related to loving someone with mental illness, but today...
Coping With Death When Your Ex Passes Away
First loves; they are as they are portrayed. Nothing is better than those first feelings of true love for another person. It's magical, it's...
An Ode to Combining Family Traditions
Most families have a certain number of traditions that are passed down over the years. Growing up, we had quite a few in my...
Maintaining Marital Balance With Kids, Bills, and Life
This past November, my husband and I had the pleasure of attending a marriage conference in Louisville, Kentucky, hosted by New Birth Ministry Center....
My Phrase for 2016: “Make It Count”
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." —Annie Dillard
The baby had gone down with relative ease; I'd just...
10 Things I Learned as a New Stay-at-Home Mom
My January of 2015 started out with a bang. Three months into my new job as an Investment Reporting Manager, I was called into...
Marriage, Kids, and Keeping the Flame Alive Through Travel
Recently, my husband and I returned home from our first solo vacation since having our son 14 months ago. We spent 10 days exploring...
January Juicing
How much do you know about juicing? Chances are you've heard of it, but maybe you don't understand all the buzz surrounding it or what...
Motherhood and Marriage: Why It’s Okay To Be Selfish
"My family comes first." It's the mantra of mommies all around the world. When we stop to think about our families and their needs...
4 Things I’ve Learned About Being A Stepmom
I am what most Disney movies (and many others) consider evil, mean, hateful, despised, and what stands in the way of the good souls reaching...
Good Husbands: Just Luck of the Draw?
Unlike our children, whose spirits and personalities are gifted to us via very little say of our own, we have a great deal of control over...
8 Things You Should Know Before You Have Kids
It's Saturday night at 9pm, which means my husband and I can finally turn the TV to something other than Daniel Tiger or Frozen. I'm...
Confessions of the Second Wife
I realize there a multitude of reasons people get divorced, so I don't mean for my feelings to be representative of every second wife's....
Spouse vs. Children: Who Comes First?
A Person's a Person, No Matter How Small ~Dr. Seuss
I read yet another parenting article today focused on the importance of love for one's...