Understanding Katie
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Why I Could Never Marry a Vampire
(CAUTION: This post is about Twilight. Only read further if you have read the books, if you are interested in reading the books, or if you are absolutely sure you will not judge…
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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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We’re Not Turning the Page; We’re Starting a Whole New Book
Last week I blogged about how my marriage has hit a rough patch. There weren’t many details because we seemed to be so far beyond details. But even without knowing the specifics, you…
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The Truth Is
The truth is that since our move to Florida, things have been off for me and Chris. The truth is that I don’t know how to make this into a funny story or…
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How Motherhood is Forcing Me Out of My Comfort Zone
Being a mom has thrust me into lots of situations where I wasn’t comfortable. There was the whole modesty issue that I had to work through. There was getting used to cleaning up…
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Chanting Ovaries
Last week my friend, Catherine, had a little baby girl. They named her Nora and she was beautiful. She didn’t come out all squished up like a lot of newborns. She was pretty…
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Making Changes Instead of Making Excuses
This week I made a little change in my life. Actually, a pretty big change. I decided that I was tired of not liking the way I felt about myself. I’ve become lazy…
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When Parents Are Married
I have tried writing this post for two days now. It’s really hard to write for a couple reasons. First, I try to make sure on my blog when I talk about problems…
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Book Smart
Let me start this post by telling you that what you are about to read is a real life dream come true. I’m not one to use kitschy phrases like that – okay,…
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True Confession: I don’t like being a SAHM
I’m in my second week of stay home alone with Bean during the day since Chris has gone back to work. People ask me how it’s going and I smile and tell them…
