Let’s see if you can relate. Sitting there, at brunch, we were talking all things married life as we were preparing for the big day. Ladies – some family, some friends from church, gathered together to get me ready for what’s to come. All of them at least twenty years my senior. Some, […]
Celebrate Your Victories: This Is How It Started So you asked your spouse to do something specific. Like — cook a meal. Or clean the house. And you come home one day, late because of a meeting you had to attend. You walk in and you sort of can’t believe what you […]
She got really quiet before she said it out loud. Not that it’s an uncommon occurrence on the phone, but her voice on that day just got particularly silent. Remembering Love – How It Often Goes Sometimes the initial phone consultation goes that way. “What if we don’t make it? What if the […]
You must think I am joking. I am not. Doing Things for Your Spouse – Not Joking At All If you thought that “shining their shoes” was code for something else, it’s not. Yes, shining shoes was a thing of the past AND it still is a thing in this […]
On Grief in Marriage: FIRST, MY STORY I remember that day like it was yesterday. The year was 1998. My grandfather had just passed away and all of us kids came out for the funeral. My dad and my godmother were with him when he took his last breath and they had […]
I don’t know why, but this has been coming up over and over again lately. To a point where I almost finish the sentence FOR them. Seriously – have you ever had that happen? Like, in the summer, when kids start whining, and you hear that dreaded noise that starts with “MOOOOM…” And […]
Yesterday I made a promise. To bring even more fun into this. And you may have already gotten the idea (since I gave it away in the title). So…. If you and your spouse are the playful kind, these will – hopefully – get you two well on your way. Or at the […]
If you are just joining us, welcome to the DATE NIGHT MARATHON – we have been talking about date nights all week this week. I’m glad you are here. Some think that date night went out of style and if that’s you, I’d love to prove the contrary right here. We often get […]
Date ideas are not as easy to come by as I thought. I used to think that couples had no issues coming up with things to do together. That was until a few years back when I realized that, time and time and time again (yes, I did mean to write that three […]
Happy Valentine’s Day, Happy Shmalentine’s day. I don’t like Valentine’s day. Can you tell? If you are surprised, or appalled even, that’s alright. I don’t mind. Just hear me out. There is a reason I say that – I promise. (And if you are reading this, saying to yourself, ‘ooo, I don’t either’ […]
