Understanding Chris
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After All These Years
Did you know Chris is a music fanatic? Well, he is. He loves all music. He appreciates the artistry. He isn’t musical himself, but he understands it. He gets music in ways that…
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The End of My Beloved’s Rope
I’m one week shy of being eight months pregnant. My back has gone out twice. I’m tired. I’m cranky. I’m usually half covered in chocolate ice cream smudges. In short, I’m not at…
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Don’t Mess With the Nest
I’m 30 weeks pregnant today. Which means I’m 10 weeks away from having this baby girl. Which means I’m entering my third trimester. Which means I’m nesting like a giant, puffy, round bird.…
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Marry a Handy Man. Trust Me.
I love many things about Chris – his ability to scratch the exact spot of the itch on my back, the way he stays so calm and collected during a crisis, how he…
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The Evolution of a Family Man
When Chris and I were dating, he didn’t have the greatest track record in the loyalty department. In high school, he was my boyfriend by title only, really. If you counted all the…
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Operation BWYP: Almost There, But Not Quite
Since moving our family from Connecticut to Florida five months ago, Chris and I have been working on Operation: Bloom Where You Are Planted in our marriage. It’s what we are calling our…
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Making Time for Daddys
As much as I am loving this time to be home with Bean Man, I am still job hunting. I used to be really uncomfortable staying home, but part of this whole Bloom…
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Things We Can Learn From Young Love
Occasionally, I get emails from readers who are in high school asking about my relationship with Chris when we were young. Most of the time, these emails are from readers who are getting…
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Wee Young Things
Way back when we were wee young things (as opposed to being old young things now), Chris and I lived with odd schedules. I worked a regular 8-5 job, but his schedule in…
