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Marriage
November 23, 2019
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My Husband and I Ask Each Other For Permission Before Making Plans With Friends

My husband asks me if it’s OK before he makes plans with his friends. No, it’s not a control thing. It’s a respect thing. I recently tweeted,…

Marriage
November 19, 2019
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We’re Holding On For the Kind of Better That Can Only Come From the Worse

To the happy couple in my engagement photo: Would you still be smiling if you knew then what you know now? That this picture of you radiating…

Marriage
November 16, 2019
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The Little Things Used to Bother Me—Now I’m Just Grateful We Get Another Day

I’m not sure exactly when it was, possibly chemo treatment number four or five, but I remember lying in bed, recovering, and Mike walking out of…

Marriage
October 31, 2019
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You Are His Wife, Not His Mom

I told my husband to do something the other day and he looked right at me and said, “I had a mom for 18 years I don’t need another one.”…

Marriage
October 27, 2019
3 Minute Read

The New Us is Beautiful, Too

I remember us—young, carefree us. Plans were only made for travel and routine was as good as the empty pages of our phone calendar. Sheets would…

Marriage, Motherhood
October 23, 2019
5 Minute Read

Home is Where I Shine

From across the crowded room, my husband winks at me. Holding a glass of wine in one hand and letting the other one hang by the thumb from the pocket…

Marriage
October 15, 2019
2 Minute Read

Can This Marriage Survive?

The game show of my marriage would be called “Can This Marriage Survive?” My husband and I would stand on opposite sides of the room and…

Marriage
October 12, 2019
3 Minute Read

Dear Husband, Let’s Remember Each Other

Dear husband, I think I’ve forgotten. I’ve forgotten you. And maybe just as importantly, I think I’ve forgotten me. Oh, this season…

Faith, Marriage
October 11, 2019
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We’re Learning to Let God Write Our Love Story

It’s been almost 15 years since that first date, the one where he showed up at my apartment with an inedible chocolate cake. I can’t remember…

Marriage
October 9, 2019
5 Minute Read

Here’s To the Road Warrior Wives

Over the years I’ve taken on many titles. With these titles have come certain groups of people I’ve associated with, those who I found common…

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My Husband and I Ask Each Other For Permission Before Making Plans With Friends

We’re Holding On For the Kind of Better That Can Only Come From the Worse

The Little Things Used to Bother Me—Now I’m Just Grateful We Get Another Day

You Are His Wife, Not His Mom

The New Us is Beautiful, Too

Home is Where I Shine

Can This Marriage Survive?

Dear Husband, Let’s Remember Each Other

We’re Learning to Let God Write Our Love Story

Here’s To the Road Warrior Wives

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