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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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Sleeping Together
Last night as I was falling asleep, Chris and I had the funniest conversation. I can’t even explain it to you. You just have to hear it. ****** “Chris,” I whispered as he…
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Laid to Rest
This past weekend, my family met in Blountville, Tennessee, to lay my sweet Grandma to rest. It was what you would expect a funeral weekend to be, but it was so much more,…
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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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Office Space
There is a chance that I will not be returning to the classroom next year and will be working full time for ClassMax beginning this June. This is very exciting. This…
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It’s Good to Take a Break from Yourself
I am not a big music person. Chris is, so I tend to just listen to whatever he is listening to (mostly because he hijacks the music and I have no choice). But…
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Prayer Alarms
Chris has been struggling at work for the past six months. It’s nothing specific. Just the ruts we all get into when we’ve been at a job for any length of time. He…
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A Pretty Terrible Day
This morning before breakfast, Bean put Gus’s cage on the floor of his bedroom. This isn’t that uncommon. The kids usually put his cage on the floor so they can play with him…
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Wheat Rice and Pillow Talk
Last night I served asparagus, salmon, and brown rice to my family. It went over about as well as you can imagine. But the worst offender was CHRIS! THE ADULT. I kept giving…
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I’ll Bloom Soon, Dammit.
We all survived our first week of school! The kids LOVE their teachers, which is really great to hear. They come home every day bursting to tell us about things that happened in…
