If Your Kids Were Given One Wish, What Would It Be?
byBy the end of last week, I was stressed, and I was tired. My husband and I had been having lots of tense conversations—the…
communication
Love and Dumb Phones
byI’m in my mid-twenties and I still have a dumb phone. It’s the same phone I’ve had since high school. Call me cheap, call…
Finding ‘We-ness’ on Facebook
byIt all started on our first trip to visit my college friends as newlyweds . My husband and I were spending the evening catching…
I Know Relationships Take Work, But Should It Be This Hard?
byIn college I dated a guy who should have been perfect for me. We were attracted to each other, shared similar interests, and many…
Dealing with DTR: Defining the Relationship
byI will never forget my first attempt at the “DTR”(aka. Define The Relationship) talk with my girlfriend and now wife, Kara. I was feeling…
If Only He Could Read My Mind
by“But I feel like he is doing these things just because he has to, not because he wants to,” my friend told me after…
Fighting Fair
byAs I tuned into a basketball game this weekend and watched the referees enforce the rules of the game, I got to thinking about…
In It To Win It: Dating With Intention
byI recently found myself in a conversation with a newly made friend who, after I told him that I had been dating my boyfriend…
All Couples Argue. How You Fight Is What Makes the Difference in Love
byI dialed my fiancé’s number for the 5th time. Ring. Ring. “You have reached the voicemail box of…” I hung up. Dialed again. This…
Going the Distance: Long Distance Love
byIn the beginning of dating Matt, I liked to refer to our situation as “distant dating.” We weren’t actually very far at all- a…
The Questions That Will Save Your Relationships
byPost reprinted from Momastery.com and HuffingtonPost.com: When I was a mama of three very tiny, very messy, very beautiful rug rats, we had DAYS…
The Importance of Budgeting and Communicating
byIn mid-October our family went down to living on one income. Unlike many families these past few years, we were fortunate in that we…
What I Learned About Communication On My Honeymoon
byOne of the toughest skills I’ve had to learn in my marriage is effective communication. I feel like I learn something new every day,…
Staying Connected In The Busyness
byLast week my husband had big project deadlines at work going on almost every single day, plus had to work late for three evenings….
A Compliment and a Gripe
byLife has changed a lot in my house in the past year, that’s for sure. After having our first baby in February, I decided…
Happily ever after?: A note on expectations
byI think that many of us dream of our wedding day and a beautiful future with the one we love. A lot of us…