Why You Should Do Random Acts of Kindness
Recently, my husband, Jason, took our son out for some guy time. Joey needed a few things: a haircut and swim trunks, a rash…
The Pregnancy “Test”
I am a week away from having my second child, and my husband and I could not be more thrilled. My first pregnancy was…
How Do You Do Marriage When You Haven’t Seen A Good One Before?
I was raised in a home that didn’t have healthy examples of what love should look like. So throughout most of my life…
The Love That Survives The Storm
I remember when we were ready to get married, we didn’t have a lot of money so we looked up a little chapel in…
Creating The Christmas Traditions I Always Wanted
Oh, the holidays! As I sit and think about the Christmases I have had my entire life, my heart fills with bittersweet moments. As…
Never Give Up On The One You Love
The story of our marriage includes a series of misfortunes—and, sometimes, I wasn’t sure that we would make it. It started when a couple…
How I Knew that His Love was True
I met my husband in the summer of 2000. I had been dating a guy off and on for a little over a year…
My Parents’ Divorce Hurt My Understanding Of Love
A few months ago, I did a mental exercise before an appointment with a new therapist. Over the years, I had seen several therapists,…
My Past May Be Broken, But I Don’t Have To Be
I don’t really have much of a recollection of my childhood except for heartache and sadness. As a seven-year-old I watched my maternal grandfather,…
When Disease Struck, We Remembered Our Marriage Mission
My husband, Jason, grew up with a self-professed hard-ass, no-nonsense father who instilled a message: men are supposed to be providers. Period. To him,…