Marry the Man Who Glues the Pieces Back Together
This is my husband. Quietly sitting on the morning after Thanksgiving. In the midst of a post-holiday hosting mess. Surrounded…
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To the Parents Raising My Child’s Future Spouse
Oh, hey there friend, you don’t know me yet or maybe you do, but at least for now neither of…
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Once Upon a Time You Got All of Me
First there was us, and now it’s them. We have four little hands that need us, and it’s so hard…
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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 Alana Smith What Happens When She Wants Another Baby and He Does Not?
I am on my knees, folded over, with my head resting on the carpet. I am in my closet, which…
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Is Your Marriage on Cruise Control?
Cruising down the road, the highway curled before us like a ribbon into the horizon. Cozy road trips are a…
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It’s Never Really about the Purse
Last night, I lost my mind when you asked if I could try to keep my purses put away. You…
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One Day He’ll Love Another Woman More than He Loves Me
To Benjamin, my 16-month-old son, I am everything. I am the first person that boy looks for when he wakes…
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By Krystal Sieben You’ve Never Stopped Loving Me
My favorite picture of our wedding makes me sad. It sits on the top shelf in our living room. Next…
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By Her View From Home Dear Future Daughter-in-Law, I Hope We’ll Be Close
Dear future daughter-in-law, My son loves you enough to want to spend the rest of his life with you. That’s…
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By Vicki Bahr The L Is on the Mantel
This holiday season has been a little more exciting, stressful, chaotic, sleepless, and wonderful than any I can remember aside…
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By Megan Messersmith We Cope with the Stress
We handle it differently. The stress. It’s the sight that initiates it. That dry brown ground. I start at a…
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