By Jennifer Schmitt Dear Hard-Working Farmer, I See You
An open letter to my husband, my family, and farming friends: I see you. I see you checking your phone…
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Relationships
By Kelli Bachara Your Husband Can’t Be Your Savior
Ladies, he isn’t Jesus. Your boyfriend, your fiancé, your husband . . . he isn't Jesus. Not even close. Yet,…
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By Lydia Veer Dear Husband, You Love Us So Well
From the moment I awoke to see you holding our tiny bundle in your arms, I have watched you. The…
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By Vicki Bahr Dear Husband, It’s All in Your Eyes
We were babysitting our youngest grandson, Adler, for an afternoon while our daughter Becca made some sales calls. Three-year-old Adler…
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Even Fairytales Take Work
Fairytales take work. The storybooks don’t tell us that part, do they? They lead us to believe fairytales just happen—that…
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By Jessica Janssen Wolford Squeeze the Oranges You Have
My husband worries when I start to drink a glass of wine. Not at all because I have a problem.…
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By Arianna Freelen I Was a Blemished Bride
I was a blemished bride. White was not reserved for me. I was not pure. I did not wait. I…
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By Britt LeBoeuf Sometimes Friendships End, No Matter How Hard You Try
I tried. We say these words for two reasons. One: for our own justification that we made an effort to…
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By Jacey Rogel My Husband Asks Why I Cry So Many Nights, But I Just Can’t Tell Him the Truth
It’s beginning again, just like I remember. Tears come uninvited, streaming down my face. My voice rises; my patience with…
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Goodbye to the House That Built Me
In the winter of 1985, while I was halfway done growing in my mom's belly, my parents moved into a…
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By Her View From Home Hey Tired Moms: Sex Gets Better
I had great sex the other day. The kids were at school and I sent my husband a text to…
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By Beth Tate To the Wife Fighting For Her Vows
In sickness and in health, To love and to cherish, Til death do us part. There's so much love in…
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