How often do you play with your spouse? The honest answer, for me, is not that often. Why is that? Last night, something sparked in me. I don’t know what, but suddenly I was feeling very playful. Poking, prodding, irritating, just being downright silly. My husband was wondering who had abducted his wife and replaced… Read More
Sometimes things come up in life that seem to push the work you’re doing on your marriage back a little. That is what October has done for me. It was a long and exhausting month. We had a death in the family. I had surgery. That along with work, children and family commitments has put… Read More
Here is what I know for sure. Life is a constant lesson in progress. This week I want to focus on a touchy subject, weight. My weight to be specific. As many people I know, (now that I think about it, all of the people I know) weight is a constant issue and focus. At… Read More
A friend of mine was over at my house crying the other day. She was talking about her marriage, how it is not what she wants it to be. She shared about her teenage son and how he can be so awful to her. I felt sad for her. She was overwhelmed and lost. One… Read More
There is nothing like having to have a terrifying procedure done, at the hospital, to throw your life in perspective. This past Thursday, I had a procedure done called a Catheter Ablation for SVT and AFIB. Basically, that means my heart would go crazy on me. It would beat out of rhythm and far too… Read More
Here is something that I have learned from being married for 13 years. . . Time away is good. I remember when we first got married, my husband would travel a lot. I would whine about it. I hated him traveling. I didn’t want to be left alone. I would make him feel bad… Read More
My cousin was found dead in her apartment this morning. Wow! It is hard to grasp that reality. I am incredibly sad for her mother, for her sister. I find it impossible to fathom the depths of their shock and their pain. I am sad for unspoken words, unfinished business, unfulfilled dreams. Such news makes… Read More
For as long as I can remember, my husband and I have had the same fights. I mean, we fight about a lot of things, but there are two things that we always fight about. Money and sex. Do you fight about them too? I am going to leave the sex argument for another time.… Read More
