I Let My Husband Hold Our Babies First
All of my children were born via Cesarean section. I am eternally grateful that my husband was there with me,…
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All of my children were born via Cesarean section. I am eternally grateful that my husband was there with me,…
Continue ReadingThe other night it was well after midnight before my husband and I finally collapsed into bed. I was exhausted,…
Continue ReadingThere's an old Garth Brooks song called The Dance. In it, he muses what he would have done if he…
Continue ReadingRaising kids is undoubtedly my life’s greatest joy, but it is also long, exhausting work. Parenting is the type of…
Continue ReadingIt’s my day off from my 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. job. But, instead of taking the day to rest…
Continue ReadingI can’t identify exactly when it happened. There’s not a single moment I can point to and say, “Yeah that’s…
Continue ReadingI don't have anxiety but my husband does. We should have realized this years ago but we missed it. The…
Continue ReadingI squint my tired eyes as I look down the end rows, waiting to catch a glimpse of the home…
Continue ReadingLiving in DC means taking cabs. My husband, Shawn, and I took plenty of cabs for the 13 years we lived…
Continue ReadingDivorce is hell. But reconciliation? Harder. For it requires not only the seeing, but the fixing of oneself. Or, in…
Continue ReadingI stared at my glass through blurry eyes. Despite my best efforts, and my husband's embarrassment, my tears fell before…
Continue ReadingSometimes, if you are lucky, you and your husband will find each other again. After struggling to make ends meet…
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