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Happy 30th Birthday, Chris!
Dear Pookey, Welcome to your 30’s! I can’t believe that we have actually been together for half our lives now. In some ways that feels impossible. I still get butterflies when you kiss…
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Confessions About Fighting
I’m sure every marriage is different in their fighting style. Sometimes I hear girlfriend’s talk about fights they have had with their husbands, and I think, “Holy cow, that can’t be healthy!” But…
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The Sweet Gesture That Will Cause a Divorce
When I was pregnant with both my babies, Chris took up this particularly endearing habit. Every time he kissed me hello or goodbye, he would rest his hand gently on my baby bump.…
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8 Years, 38 Reasons
38 Reasons I love my husband… 1. Whenever he sees me trying to take the trash out, he stops and takes it from me so I don’t have to carry it outside. 2. He cleans my…
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Bringing Your Work Home
One of the things that came out of the Big Fight of 2013 is the realization that Chris and I had stopped sharing small things about our days with each other. Either because…
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Rough Patch
Chris and I are coming out of rough patch that we’ve been battling for a couple months. Those are never any fun to be in, but they are even LESS fun to come…
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Anybody Still Out There?
Hello? Is anyone still out there? I took a spontaneous little blogging break this week on accident. Part of the break was because I have been busy, part of the break was because…
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In the Silence
I’m in the middle of an eight-week small group Bible study at my church. Our ministers asked a group of people to participate and go through this sort of training period, so that…
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Nagging vs. Communicating
Chris and I are coming off the heels of a tough month for our marriage. We go through these periodically, and I’m hoping that’s fairly normal. About once a year, there’s a big…
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