Better Together

My guy travels. A lot. He is often in another country and sometimes 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 is gone I don’t function... Continue Reading →

Sleep Together

Earlier this week my guy and I were winding down for the night when he remembered something that had to be done for work, that he hadn’t completed earlier. This is a very focused guy, so instead of suggesting he get up early the next morning, I could tell he needed to finish the job... Continue Reading →

No Competition

Why is it that when my guy and I are driving to a restaurant across town, it is so hard for me to let him go the route he chooses to take without offering ‘help’? I second guess him, offer suggestions or completely tell him he’s chosen poorly sometimes. Why do I do this? Why... Continue Reading →

Guys, Don’t Try To Fix It!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg I know we may seem crazy to you, but we really, truly just want you to listen most of the time. But if you notice a nail sticking out of MY head, please do more than listen....

When our kids were little, my guy and I joined a small group on parenting. We had three babies in 3.5 years and were feeling the effects of it. The ten week study spent the first 3 weeks talking about marriage. In a parenting study. Wha?? We learned several key truths in that study  years... Continue Reading →

Keep it Simple, Stupid

It’s that time again, the season to be thinking of all the ways to improve in life with New Year’s resolutions, when in reality maybe we need New Life resolutions. I don’t need lofty goals at the beginning of the year that will just make me feel bad about myself when I don’t reach them;... Continue Reading →

What Not to do in the Bedroom

It's really none of my business what you're doing in your bedroom, but I have a suggestion about what not to do. For twenty years of marriage, we have never had a television in our bedroom. If we did, we just might watch it. And truly, there are more fun things we could be doing....

Why I Stopped Shopping at Target

I have had a rich, satisfying love relationship with Target. In the early years it was often the only outing of the day with two pre-schoolers who would willingly get into the cart and ride around as I filled my quota. Where else could I go and have an instant calm take over me, while... Continue Reading →

Years ago my guy and I used the term ’get lucky’ when talking about having sex. I would tease him, saying that he was only loading the dishwasher in hopes of getting lucky, or tell him what his chances of getting lucky were on a given day. My whole perspective changed when one of those... Continue Reading →

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