Improving my love of life…. through loving God, self and others
Somehow it has been twenty two years since we were so bright eyed and eager to get on with life together. Somehow my guy has managed to learn me and read me and accept me, and still choose me. Somehow we have created a life better than anything I had planned, with a comfortable home... Continue Reading →
When I was in college I was going to be a world changer. I could feel it deep in my bones, I was called to do something great. I had some ideas of what this accomplishment would be, but no clear direction. My guy and I married and started our careers, both of us very... Continue Reading →
It was our tenth year of marriage, and life had been rolling along pretty smoothly. Three kids, successful careers, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel financially, and yet....something was still not falling into place. We would replay the same trite arguments, re-visiting the same old monuments to past issues but never really... Continue Reading →
Recently we had some friends over for dinner and conversation. This group is made up of people from our church who have children in the tweens or teens stages and/or have been married 15+ years. We had an agreed upon topic to discuss before hand, and this time it was 'Handling Success'. There is no... Continue Reading →
'Want to hike the Grand Canyon?' This was a quick text my husband sent me a couple of years ago. He went on to say that he was having lunch with a friend who hikes it each year and we were invited to join him. It sounded like a great idea, neither of us had... Continue Reading →
We have this dog named Jade, she is a beautiful German Shepherd who looks exactly like what you think of with this breed; sleek, fast and very intelligent. But that's where similarities end because Jade is a broken dog. We adopted her from a rescue organization almost three years ago, and I think she's starting... Continue Reading →
What would you do if you learned that your spouse needed something from you that you weren't currently giving them? Would you try everything in your power to accommodate them? I like to think that I would. During a Marriage Oneness study recently, I learned that my guy has a second love language that he’s... Continue Reading →
For years I was baffled by the couples who seemed so happy and a few months later, ended up divorced. And some would split up to go right into another marriage, certain that this would be a better fit. It took me a long time to admit that sometimes being married is hard, there seems... Continue Reading →
Ever have the urge to clean out a closet or office, only to get in the middle of the task and feel overwhelmed by it all? The worst is when someone walks in while all the junk is out of hiding and question what you were thinking! I spent the morning cleaning out my kitchen... Continue Reading →
My friend Tamera recently posted a recipe for homemade Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt Kind Bars, my favorite, so I had to try them. Hers looked exactly like what you find in the packaging, mine did not. I didn't spread the mixture out quickly enough, so they became little clusters instead of bars, and I... Continue Reading →
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