Marriage

Nobody gets married looking forward to boredom and lack of excitement. I remember the day I realized my marriage had fallen into a routine. It wasn’t a dramatic moment, no slamming doors or teary confrontations, just a quiet Tuesday morning. My husband, David, sat across from me at the breakfast table, scrolling through his phone, …

One thing about life is that it can be very unpredictable. I’ve seen marriages people thought were not going to last a year end up lasting twenty years and more. I have also seen others that looked formidable fall like a pack of cards within the first few years. You can’t always tell from the …

Someone who was born into and grew up in a loving family with parents who loved, cared for, and doted on each other may find it shocking to find out that not all marriages are like that. Some marriages make you want to sit the couples down and ask them why the heck they decided …

The world is full of so many fascinating people. I realized this early in life. As a kid, I had issues understanding love. Part of my indoctrination was the idea that love is a special feeling you only feel for a few people. So, I couldn’t explain my feelings towards several girls as a teenager. …

The first time someone asked me to eat with them, I joined heartily. I was a kid and I didn’t know that the invitation to eat with a person was just the polite thing to do when they are the only one eating. I also didn’t know that picking up a spoon and joining them …

People who know me will tell you that one of my favorite things to say is that humans are complicated.  I usually say this when discussing an issue about something someone did that seemed out of this world.  That’s why I sometimes have an issue with attempts to categorize us because I feel like that’s …

You know what they say about children – “Children are blessings” – the heritage of God if you subscribe to Christian views. Even if you don’t, you can still describe them as bundles of joy. When a couple welcomes a baby, it’s often described as one of the most joyous and transformative experiences in their …