By Jocelyn Hurt Let’s Stop the Negative Talk about Marriage
Growing up, I remember hearing many negative phrases used about marriage—on TV, by distant relatives, anywhere, really. “The old ball…
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By Debbie Wilkins Baisden I Am in Love with Two Men
I am in love with two men. It started years ago. My marriage of 11 years, which led to four…
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I Hold the Hand of a Hardworking Man
I'm blessed to be married to a blue-collar man—he carries our burdens and worries on strong shoulders and our hopes…
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By Bobbi Cummings Planning for Life after Divorce Saved Our Marriage
They say each marriage goes through seasons, and mine is currently in transition after a biting, years-long winter that neither…
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My Little Girl is Getting Married and I Wonder, Did I Do Enough?
My daughter is fierce, independent, decisive. Somehow, that tiny baby girl I once held in my arms is now grown…
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The Greatest Gift Is Time
Recently, I attended both a wedding and a baby shower in the same weekend. As I was wrapping both gifts,…
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Dear Husband, I Love This Stage of Life With You
Dear husband, It’s no secret our love story has been long and bumpy. We have grown apart and back again…
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When the Happily isn’t Ever After
It was a yellow peignoir, and I felt so grown up. I was barely six and pretended I was a…
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Marriage Is Better When We Bring Our True Selves
There once was a boy whose favorite toy was a scale. He got it from his mom, a loud divorced…
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By Charmaine Johnson-Fuller We Stopped Trying To Have the Perfect Marriage and it Changed Everything
Getting married is like having a baby, you can read the books and take the classes, and still mess something…
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5 Keys To a Marriage That Lasts
I oscillated between two extremes as a teenager. I went from claiming I didn't believe in love at all and…
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Dear Young Bride, I Wish I Could Tell You All I Know Now
I wish I could tell you all I know now. I wish I could tell you what you would feel…
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