Date Nights Are Not What Held Our Marriage Together
“You should date your spouse.” I heard this advice as a newly married woman and hung my hat on its…
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“You should date your spouse.” I heard this advice as a newly married woman and hung my hat on its…
Continue ReadingMy husband asks me if it’s OK before he makes plans with his friends. No, it’s not a control thing.…
Continue ReadingDear husband, We’ve been through so much over the years: kids, job changes, many moves, health issues, crazy family issues.…
Continue ReadingLast Sunday, we argued. Actually, to use the word argued may be a little misleading. We ignored. That is how…
Continue ReadingTo the happy couple in my engagement photo: Would you still be smiling if you knew then what you know…
Continue ReadingI feel sorry for the girl who broke your heart. It was a long time ago, several years before I…
Continue ReadingI’m not sure exactly when it was, possibly chemo treatment number four or five, but I remember lying in bed,…
Continue ReadingI came down the stairs with my shoulders slumped and my head lowered. I was tired and done with the…
Continue ReadingEDITOR'S NOTE: THIS POST DISCUSSES SUICIDE I didn’t truly understand the intensity of grief until I lost my husband, Eric.…
Continue ReadingDear husband, I know it hasn’t been easy stepping into our lives. So much happened before you came along—so much…
Continue ReadingI stand in my kitchen wishing for a superhero to swoop in and save the day. His cape flying behind…
Continue ReadingAn open letter to the silent victims of my depression and anxiety: my kids and husband. I know my anxiety…
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