Love is Patient and Kind and a Lot Like Your Daddy
Dear daughter, Marry the one who spends his weekend meticulously constructing a playset. Carefully completing each step, then retracing each…
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When Minnie Met Elmer For Ice Cream
Every day at 3 p.m., my grandparents Minnie and Elmer had a date. They slid into chairs at their Formica…
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True Love is All About the Little Things
“Your ring is so beautiful!” I overheard the women next to me, remarking on one of the newly engaged woman’s…
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Love is Showing Up, No Matter What
As I’m growing older, my definition of love keeps changing . . . Love is the way my husband holds…
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I Love My Husband, But I Need Him Too
I remember my husband asking me one day if I wanted to learn how to cook on the grill. I…
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I Married a Man Who Knows How To Love a Mother
I married a man who knows how to love a mother. I could tell he was a good son from…
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Love Doesn’t Have To Be Loud
People will likely never see my husband hold my hand in public. People will rarely see him gush over me…
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A Lasting Marriage is Made Behind the Scenes
Sometimes I think our culture takes marriage for granted. The beauty of it. The sacredness. The hard work and dedication.…
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I Want a Love That Makes Strangers Believe in Forever
I walked into the dentist's office today and noticed an elderly man sitting in the waiting room chair. He was…
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Want a Strong Marriage? Fight For it.
I cry almost every day he is not home. He is off doing the right thing, and here I sit,…
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When Your Husband Says I Love You, He Means It
How often are we so caught up in our own lives, or lost in our own head, that we hear…
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The Man After the Monster
I saw it today for the first time in years. The light in her eyes finally escaped its sullen shadow.…
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