I Survived The Seven Year Itch
In the beginning of our relationship, my then boyfriend, now husband, Zachary, and I couldn’t spend enough time together. We would go out every…
How Favoritism Hurts Families
A woman I know, Sarah, was a single mother of two little boys when she met, fell in love with, and married Rob, who…
I’ve Moved On. Why Do I Still Think about My Ex?
I have been very happily married, for almost five years, and I’m the mother of one with another on the way. My husband and…
Why Mothers and Fathers Matter
As a mom, I’m always thinking about how what I do affects my children. After all, I’ve seen how the absence of a mom…
Finding The Mother I Never Had
Just before my second birthday, my mother left me with my father’s parents. I never heard from her again. For twenty-four years I waited and…
What To Cook?
How do you cook for someone who is so picky? This is a question that I face everyday. And sometimes I know I’ve gotten…
To Have Loved and Lost
My first real love relationship came into being at the start of my senior year of high school. Cody was just starting his freshman…
When A Relationship Feels “Old”: Making It New
Even though I’ve only been married four years, sometimes it can feel like a lifetime and other times I really am surprised that it’s…
A Vacation and a Sign of True Love
It was summertime, Zachary had a week of vacation earned from his job, I was set to start a job at Walgreen’s in about…
Sticking Together In The Tough Times
A little while after our wedding in December of 2009, Zachary and I found out that we were going to have a baby! This…
An Ordinary Day: The Day We Fell In Love
It was an ordinary day, a day like any other and yet it was that particularly normal day that introduced two college students to…