Communication
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State of Our Union 2019
The last time I checked in with you all about my mawage (name that movie…), we were slowly but surely recovering from 2018. Or, as we refer to it in my household, the…
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Marriage Confessions Goes to Marriage Counseling: Phase Two – Acceptance
This week, Chris and I are sharing about our experience with a marriage counselor over the past two months. While we were in counseling, we decided together not to share anything with anyone…
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12 Easy Steps to Fighting with My Husband
After thirteen years of marriage, Chris and I have our fighting down to a well-oiled process that makes us laugh. You know, when we are speaking again… Step One: He does or says…
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Happy Belated to My Grumpy Beloved
We celebrated this hunk’s birthday this past weekend and it only proved my scientific theory that men do get better looking as they get older and that’s why women are moody. *eye roll*…
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It’s Under the Log
Some of my favorite conversations are the ones I have with the kids while driving around. It’s pretty funny to hear what they think about things. They are even getting to the age…
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Learning Through Listening
One of the areas I have been trying to work on in my marriage has been truly listening to Chris and then reacting to his needs. You’d think that would come naturally in…
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Part 2: Remembering the “We”
Last weekend, we sent the kids to my mom’s for a few days. I blogged about it last week and said that Chris and I were stressed out from work and it was…
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Part One: Remembering the “We”
Chris and I are going through a rough patch right now. I’m breaking this post up into a couple separate posts (maybe more?) because it’s easier for me to explain in small chunks.…
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Summer Ideals
This past weekend was the big family festival that Chris’s theater puts on every year. It’s his baby. He and his staff plan it and organize it for months, so when the big…
