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It’s Not True This Valentine’s Day

    If you ARE celebrating today – Happy Valentine’s Day! Here’s what NEVER gets old.   It’s NOT True This Valentine’s Day   As I went to get snacks for the office, middle of the afternoon, seeing an elderly gentleman, checking out in front of me, with a beautiful card and a yellow potted […]

Know Your Impact in Your Marriage

    Know Your Impact — First, Story Time   With the first snow of the season landing on our lawn, I was reminded of this particular night last winter. We had just spent two weeks at a beach with the whole entire extended family. We were coming back, the flight was a little delayed. […]

What To Do With a Request (& The Fear that Follows)

    Even when, or ESPECIALLY when… Your husband, your wife approaches you with a request, you have GOT to remember this one thing. That’s ALL that it is. A request. YOU (and I) get to decide what to do with it. And this isn’t me saying – don’t listen to your spouse. Don’t take […]

On Generosity in Your Marriage

    Generosity breeds generosity   You know what’s really hard to do? To offer someone the coat off your back when you’re standing there in your undergarments. Your spouse or anyone else, really. When you’re cold – freezing even, handing that warm piece of clothing is impossible. Or close to it. And you don’t […]

Practical Ways to Start Sharing More

    No, don’t worry. You’re not a unicorn. I mean – you aren’t the only one who has been asked by their spouse to open up to them in more ways than one. To up your emotional intimacy game. Maybe you’ve been there, thinking to yourself – I do the best I can. I […]

Don’t Be That Guy!

    Today, what I want to do, and you can see it in the title, I’m starting this new series I’m calling: “Don’t be that guy” So this is for you if you’re the gentlemen in our midst. You might want to pay attention. There are so many ways I see this happening. Today […]

How Happy ARE You?

    How happy are you? It’s the million dollar question, right? Y’all know I love tea. As I was sipping my daily morning dose of it today, here’s what I read on my Yogi tea bag. “Give happiness and you will end up happy.” Sounds nice, right? From where I am sitting, I clearly […]

Why the “Yeah, That’s Fair” Response is Totally Useless

  Yeah, that’s fair – Let’s talk about this – yet  another – pet-peeve of mine. The good ol’ “Yeah, that’s fair” response and let’s talk about why that’s so incredibly useless. You know which one I am talking about, right?   ***[PREFER WATCHING A VIDEO?– Scroll Down and you’ll find it]   The “Yeah, That’s Fair” Response […]

Social Distancing Survival Guide for the Introverted Soul

  You may have heard it too. This is what I’ve been training for all my life.  The introverts are finally in their element.  This is what their life would look like all. the. time – Social Distancing being the dream.  [And, if you missed it, we talked about Social distancing and what it’s NOT here […]

The Strangest Way My Husband Supported Me Today

  So many things are changing these days. And they are changing so very fast. You’ve all noticed it, no doubt.   The Strangest Way My Husband Supported Me – The Strange Times We Live In   The kids have been home since Friday, my husband working from home since the beginning of this week. […]

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