marriage Archives - Her View From Home

For a Marriage That Lasts, Remember Why You Chose Each Other

I’ve often been asked, “What’s the secret to a happy marriage?” and “How have you guys stayed together so long?” Typically I reply with a…

We got married young. We promised each other forever—but more than that, we promised to grow up with each other. No matter the plans we made, we…

We make a vow to love our spouse “in sickness and in health, for better or for worse, and in good times and in bad.” What we do not always…

I want to leave my husband, but it’s not what you’re thinking. We’re not having marriage troubles (at least any more than the rest of you).…

When we look back on these years, what will we say? Will we say we were crazy? Because sometimes it feels like we have taken on a lot. Building…

The other night it was well after midnight before my husband and I finally collapsed into bed. I was exhausted, but my mind was in overdrive . . .…

I was standing in the sugar-white sand, trying to imprint the sounds and sights and smells of this last day at the beach, when I saw the shadow…

There’s an old Garth Brooks song called The Dance. In it, he muses what he would have done if he had a chance to go back and change things…

Raising kids is undoubtedly my life’s greatest joy, but it is also long, exhausting work. Parenting is the type of labor where you invest and you…

I ran across an old boyfriend’s picture today. Not just any ol’ boyfriend, but the one who broke my heart, the one who shattered it into a…