Finding a Marriage Mentor
Nobody becomes an expert on their own. Everyone from professional football players to professional chefs will tell you of several examples of people who inspired them, people who went before them and...
View ArticleNew Year, Better Marriage
New Year’s Resolutions can be kind of a joke, right? I mean, is anyone NOT going back to the gym this month? Will anyone still be there in March? Research has shown that, after six months, fewer than...
View Article5 Ways to Stay Engaged Once You’re Married
I received a birthday gift this year from my friend Jenn, Bob Goff’s book Love Does. With these dark winter mornings, reading this book has been just the right way for me to start my day. Goff is happy...
View ArticleTo the Groom, from his Dad
In case you weren’t aware, yesterday was President’s Day. I was reminded of this letter I saw once from U.S. President Ronald Reagan which he wrote before his presidency. It was written to his son...
View ArticleFor Better or Worse
I’ve mentioned before how much I love weddings. In February, we got to not only attend the wedding of a couple we love, but Tony was asked to officiate! He’d never done this before, and while he has no...
View ArticleJoining My Husband In The Valley
Most of the time my marriage is the best thing about my life. Sometimes, however, it has been strained. Not because Tony and I are fighting, but because one of us is experiencing a dark time. Whether...
View Article‘Till Death Do Us Part – In Loving Memory of Walt
It was the text I dreaded: “We are moving him to hospice today.” Our dear friend Walt had been battling lung cancer for a long time. His health was compromised so that any infection that might...
View ArticleYour Marriage Needs a Vacation
We are not very good at vacations. I must have known we wouldn’t be very good at them before we got married. While Tony was open to starting a family right away, I was the one who put the brakes on the...
View ArticleThe Second Time Bride – 5 Reasons My Marriage is Better the Second Time Around
When I was a child and thought about what my life would be like, everything seemed like it would follow a straight line. I would go from middle school to high school. I would go to college, get a job,...
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