Tag: marriage
Words that Should Not Be Spoken
This is a list...of words, comments, statements...that should not be spoken from a husband/partner/spouse to a mom EVER.
I'm going to be upfront with...
For the Mamas on Adults-Only Vacations
I left my four year old son for six nights last spring. It was the longest we’d ever been apart, and as much as...
The Seven Year Itch?
My husband and I recently celebrated seven years of marriage. Of course we've been together longer than that, but passing the seven year mark of...
Our Journey Through The 5 Love Languages
Relationships are hard. It doesn’t matter if it’s date #3 or 10 years after saying, “I do,” choosing to love someone and spend every...
Marriage After Children – The New Normal
On the first night home from the hospital with our newborn son my husband and I looked at each other and said, "Now what?"...
Thermostat Battles
I think my husband is a grizzly bear. And I'm not just talking about his snoring or the way he hibernates in his man...
A Letter To My Husband After One Year Of Parenting
Dear Husband,
It has been one year since our son was born. High five! We all somehow survived our first year of parenting.
And I have...
Dividing Time Between Families During the Holidays
My husband and I both come from large extended families. He has several siblings, nieces and nephews. I have two brothers and a plethora...
A Change in Priorities: Remembering the Importance of Marriage in the...
My mind has been spinning with questions since May 4, 2012.
It started the moment I finally saw the word "pregnant." First, my questions...
Why We Are Waiting to Get Married
My love story is everything, but a fairy tale. It goes a little something like this:
Once upon a time, a beautiful princess met a...
Parenting Lessons that Apply Equally to My Marriage
I've been married for 12 years and a mother for almost nine. It occurred to me recently that some lessons that I've learned as a...
Bringing Date Night Back Home
"So we’re supposed to plot out our level of marital satisfaction, starting when we were newlyweds all the way to today...," my voice trailed...
How I Met Your Father: “That Guy”
Before he was your dad, there was this guy that all the girls kept talking about. Matt Marasco. This HOT guy on the baseball...
How I Met Your Father: A Tale of Bunny Ears and...
To My Four Misters and their Sister,
It will be a while until you all are old enough to care about the details of how Daddy...
How I Met Your Fathers: Two Living Rooms
Dear Kids,
I should start a letter like this with "I'm sorry." I'm sorry you have different last names, and I'm sorry that your lives are an...
