Instead of Counting Down the Days until My Marine Came Home, I Counted My Blessings
It was a relatively mild morning in October—cool even, considering we were in the middle of the Mojave Desert. We…
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It was a relatively mild morning in October—cool even, considering we were in the middle of the Mojave Desert. We…
Continue ReadingOn May 4th, 2023 I was delivered devastating news. My husband no longer loved me, and he wanted to end…
Continue ReadingMy husband doesn’t change dirty diapers. He hates it. The mere thought of a dirty diaper makes him gag. He…
Continue ReadingMy husband and I just celebrated 20 years of marriage last week. For the first five years of our marriage, we…
Continue ReadingI’ve changed my mind about almost everything but you. When I was a little girl, I couldn’t pick my favorite…
Continue ReadingI’m in the kitchen making dinner, swaying from one foot to the other to mitigate that third-trimester sciatica when I…
Continue ReadingI met my husband when I was 19. I knew right away there was something there. I was intrigued by…
Continue ReadingWe all think we want that storybook romance. We want a partner to sweep into our lives, sing love songs…
Continue Reading"How come you don’t say that about me?" Oh, if I could count the number of times I’ve asked that…
Continue ReadingWhen we first got married, we knew everything. We were looking around at other couples struggling like, “What’s wrong with…
Continue ReadingI don’t mean to brag, but many of my dates with my husband involve downtown high rises, valet parking, and…
Continue ReadingDear God, please help me to be a good person. And please, bring me someone to love who loves me…
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