Dear Husband, You Made Me Feel So Loved Today
I felt so loved today. So heard. So understood by my husband. All he did was come home with a…
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5 Ways To Connect With Your Kids Right Now
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What Brought Us Back From the Brink of Divorce
I have thrown out the word divorce more than I care to admit in my rollercoaster marriage. A marriage that…
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The Secret to Parenting Teens? Listen and Repeat.
Of all the parenting hacks you’ll ever hear, this one is the most important. "LISTEN AND REPEAT." I didn’t make…
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Strong Families Are Talking Families
Life with little people is amazing. It’s also unquestionably hard. Minutes add up to countless hours of mental overload and…
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Husbands and Wives: Check On Each Other’s Hearts
“Do I need to check on you?” my husband asked yesterday. He paused to look right at me with mild…
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My Husband and I Ask Each Other For Permission Before Making Plans With Friends
My husband asks me if it’s OK before he makes plans with his friends. No, it’s not a control thing.…
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Your Husband Can’t Read Your Mind
I had to learn the hard way, early in marriage, that my husband was incapable of reading my mind. As…
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Marriage Has Humbled Me To My Core
I sat in the store staring at the beautiful bouquet of flowers. I smiled as I reminisced to the very…
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Our Marriage Improved When We Started Sharing the Mental Load
The first time I tried to explain to my husband why I felt like a cruise director in our marriage…
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5 Simple Ways to Get Your Kids Talking
My oldest is nine. He and I are tight. He and I get each other. And I have visions of…
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Your Eyes Are Home to Me
It was a little past 4 p.m. and I had been laboring for a while. Despite the magnitude of the moment,…
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Where You See a Kitchen Sink, Your Teen Sees an Invitation to Talk
I was at the kitchen sink late in the evening, scrubbing the stoneware baking dish and serving spoons from dinner.…
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