Improving my love of life…. through loving God, self and others
After several years of encouragement, I agreed to embrace technology and give up my old-fashioned, tangible calendar that held all the family’s activities and information. Today my guy and I share calendars on our phones, which means that I am privy to all his neuroses and he is to mine. The first one to irritate... Continue Reading →
My guy travels. A lot. He left for another country yesterday, and later this week will be on a different continent. This is part of who we are as a family; it has been this way for years. But that doesn’t mean that we are experts at living a separated life. When my guy... Continue Reading →
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfzRlcnq_c0 This haunting song perfectly describes some of the mystery of marriage: 'I don't love you, not always, but I always will'. It's a great reminder to me that love is a verb, not a noun....a daily choosing. Can you listen carefully to the words and relate to some part of it? 'Your mouth is... Continue Reading →
A woman was telling me recently how much she wished her husband would lead their family; she was so tired of being the ‘spiritual leader’ of their home but he was resistant, so she often took the reins. We talked about ways to give up the need to lead and give him time to take... Continue Reading →
Do unto others as you would have done to you. Luke 6:31 I used to get upset with my husband because it felt like he didn’t consider me. If he was getting something to drink, he would rarely offer me one, and I often felt like my opinion really didn’t matter much to him on... Continue Reading →
“You two sure look beautiful!” That’s what my guy said to my youngest and me as we came home from having our make-up done by a pro yesterday. My daughter sighed and said, “I love it when he calls me beautiful. Boys my age don’t use that word; they say ‘cute’ or ‘hot’.” It... Continue Reading →
Funny, right? But so true. We throw ourselves into so many directions, when the truth is that it cannot all be done well. It's not possible. Let it go. Incidentally, which two would you choose, and would your spouse agree?
For a long time, I thought that sex was a cat and mouse game played by husband and wife. I’m not sure where I got this idea, but it seemed to me that it was the man’s job to chase the woman around the kitchen, flirting and persisting, until the woman became worn down enough... Continue Reading →
When we were first married, my guy and I lived in a small remote town in a state where we knew no one. This was ideal for us because we had a lot of issues to work through in the first couple of years of marriage, and only each other to turn to. After the... Continue Reading →
There was a time in my marriage when I expected my husband to read my mind. We were one flesh, right? So he must know how I feel without me needing to explain and of course he knows what I want based on my subtle hints and clues….ha! Over and over again I would get... Continue Reading →
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