Finding Joy and Contentment in the Ordinary
America's Funniest Home Videos has been a family favorite around here. I know it's wrong, but there is something about watching other people mess up, fall over, and make fools out of themselves that brings this weird kind of satisfaction, making me feel not so alone in this world. The videos I enjoy the most… Continue reading Humbling parenting
We are coming to the end of a deployment. In about a month, my other half can come home and this craziness will end. I knew what I was signing up for when I married Peter. I knew that the military life would make so many big choices for us, like where we live and… Continue reading Military Marriage
The whispering in the hallway as you pass by. The overheard snickers in the room next door. The rumors of hurtful words and spoken lies. The rejection felt as you walk past, shameful, embarrassed, and lonely. No. This is not a description of high school. This is a picture of what you can find in… Continue reading Honesty is the Best Policy
How many times do I have to tell him? I mean, really! It's pretty simple. All I wanted him to do is simply swing by the post office. But no, that was too much of a task to remember. Meanwhile, I am here, kids everywhere, and a house to manage. A clean house at that!… Continue reading Confessions of a Reformed Nag
In the spirit of Thanksgiving week, it seems only fitting to talk about gratitude in marriage. It's thankfulness and contentment that make peace in a home. Showing appreciation is the very fabric that warms our love for one another. And yet, being around our spouses seems to bring out our worst at times. The familiarity… Continue reading Grateful Matrimony
Sex. Let that word just sit there on the screen for a moment. Are you uncomfortable? Intrigued? Squirming? Or were you even just thinking about it? The funny thing is, sex makes the world go round, being the very way we populate the human race, and yet we often fear to really sit down with… Continue reading Sex: Marriage’s Glue
Marriages are under attack. It doesn't take a genius to see that our society's view on marriage has drastically shifted the last twenty or so years. When I decided to take the Google plunge and look up statistics from repairable institutions and universities that surveyed how the marriage today looks in regards to infidelity, the… Continue reading My Infidelity
Stumbling upon an old picture of our early years of marriage, Peter and I began to comment on how it seems like a lifetime ago that we were newlyweds. In fact, this month we celebrate 13 years. I don't know how it's possible that 13 years went by so quickly, but at the same time,… Continue reading To the Future Mrs. Little
I remember this couple. I remember their wedding. It was simple. They laughed a lot. Their smiles were permanently fixed upon their faces. They were happy. They thought they knew it all. They will always put the other first. When needed, always be willing to compromise. They will want to kiss each other everyday, every… Continue reading This Ain’t No Slow Dance
I think I cried myself to sleep that night. How could I possibly imagine four long months, or perhaps even more, without the man I fell in love with. But that was what I was facing. He pulled away with his recruiter, leaving all he knew behind, to start a new adventure and establish a… Continue reading Thirteen Years
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