Tag: relationships
Be The Long-Term Friend
Being a friend today is hard work! The investment into another human outside of those we are committed to is challenging and requires a...
It’s Okay To Make The Invite!
People want to be invited. They want to know that they are a part of something. And I believe this is true at any...
I Want A Divorce But I Am Afraid To Get One
I want a divorce but I am afraid to get one. I am very unclear about being "in love," like what that truly means....
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Life Lessons with Mr. Rogers
On a night when I wanted nothing more than mindless watching, I chose very poorly. With a peach margarita in one hand and an...
Are You Venting to Share or Venting to Solve?
As a person who genuinely enjoys staying busy and has difficulty saying no, I’m used to walking through life with a never-ending to-do list....
What Do Dads Do?
The first Father’s Day card I bought I was 26 years old. I picked my son up from daycare and drove a few minutes...
Anonymous Stories in Motherhood: I’m Too Tired To Save My Marriage
This wasn't supposed to be my story. A failing marriage was never supposed to be an option and was not supposed to be my...
7 Things We Don’t Tell Moms About Having a Larger Family
When I left the hospital with my second and third babies, no one handed me a guidebook for getting through life with multiple children...
This Is Us Will Stay with Us
Writer’s Note: There are TONS of spoilers from multiple seasons in this post.
Jack and Rebecca.
Kate, Kevin, and Randall.
The Big Three.
This Is...
I Lost Myself in Marriage and Motherhood
One morning, I walked by the mirror a few months ago, saw my reflection, and didn’t recognize the person looking back at me. It...
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...
Will They Know We Are Christians by Our Love?
Recently an old hymn popped into my head that I sang countless times growing up in school chapel and church. “They Will Know We...
Mom Taxi Confessions
Parenting seems to be the epitome of the old saying, “The only constant in life is change.” Motherhood has yet again discreetly slipped into...