My friend Fawn at Happy Wives Club is a huge cheerleader for marriage and I love that. Today I am blogging at her place about a lesson I learned early from a friend…. In college I had a roommate who always had a boyfriend—always. Boys just liked her, lots of them. She was cute, smart, and fun but there was more to it and it didn’t take me long to figure out why so many boys liked her. She simply,…
It is amazing, seriously, miraculously amazing what an objective point of view can do for your marriage. Mark and I have had communication struggles forever. We have earnestly tried different ways to make each other see our point. We have made progress but nothing compared to the “communication epiphany” that occurred on our vacation with the Hohfelers. It was a very simple, natural, unplanned inspiration, but in my life it was a game-changer. The Hohfelers have been friends forever, but…
Father’s Day–We are ready. My JCrew employed daughter bought Mark some clothes. My oldest daughter is flying in to surprise him. We have written and will perform a song for him to “What I Like About You.” My dad is coming and a few others for Mark’s favorite dinner. He will be happy that we went to a lot of trouble but when I read this I was reminded of what any dad, or mom for that matter, really…
Sex is a popular topic. It gets 506,000,000 online searches a month. God gets 55,600,000. President Trump gets over a million. The weather gets 185,000,000. I offer these stats for a little comparison. More people search for answers about sex than answers about religion, politics or the chance of rain. Sex is a very popular topic. It is also a topic that I think gets over analyzed to the point that we are confused and discontent in our contrast and comparison…
There are times when we would all like to throw our spouse overboard. But no matter how imperfect your spouse is as a parent, most single moms (and dads) would tell you to appreciate the fact that you have help and support in the parenting game. After listening to lots of single parents and the challenges they face, I realize it’s a great privilege to have someone to tag-team with when parenting is overwhelming! Being partners in parenting is actually…
This is my friend Shaunti–I love her. And I just saw her last week at the Hearts At Home Conference. This woman has it going on in places that I can only dream of going. She gets men and she gets women and what’s more she gets how to explain them to each other. This is a RARE gift! Mark and I have read her books, used her books in our relationship and used her books with our kids. Another…