Marriage
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The Most Difficult Year of Marriage
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2 “We’re like a real, little family now,” he whispered to me as I was trying to drift off…
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Love is Patient and Kind
Love is patient and kind. It’s not about getting the last word in an argument. It’s not about who’s wrong and who’s right. It’s not easily angered and does not keep a record…
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Dear Husband, Thank You For Always Knowing What I Need
It was past five o’clock. Actually, it was 5:30 p.m. to be exact and you were late. I didn’t even say “hi.” I just passed off the kid to you to change her…
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You’re Still, And Always Will Be, My Forever
It’s crazy to look back at how far we’ve come. Looking back, we were just two kids, really, trying to figure out life together. We didn’t know where it would lead. We probably…
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They Wouldn’t Change a Thing
The couple in this photo were anxiously awaiting the arrival of their first baby. The day that they’d be parents. The parent gene had already kicked in and they were waiting for the…
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You’re the Love of My Life
You saw me for me. I never felt as though I needed to pretend with you. I was able to just be me. You get me. It’s scary sometimes how much you get…
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Dear Daughter, I Pray You Find the One & Don’t Ever Let Him Go
Dear Daughter, I pray you find a man who is a helper. The man who’s not afraid to take care of the kids or to roll his sleeves up and do the dishes.…
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To My Husband, You Came First
To my husband, You came first. (Let’s not forget that whole “then comes marriage and then comes the baby in the baby carriage.) You came before the kids and you mended all the…
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I’m Not the Perfect Wife
I’m not the perfect wife. Some nights we eat DiGiorno’s pizza or even Hamburger Helper. Some days the laundry sits in piles from two days before and it’s wrinkled by the time I…
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You & Me, We’re Like Magnets
My husband and I were reflecting one night on our relationship recently. We were just reminiscing on everything that we’ve been through and all of the obstacles we have faced as a couple.…