It didn't take much. Just a flippant "good night" as he walked out of the room was enough to set me in a bad mood. "Are you mad at me?" he asked later, after I had slammed closet doors, yanked on pajamas, and pecked him swiftly. I lay in bed next to him and sighed. "Yeah," I admitted. "I'm mad." "Why?" he asked. "I'm not sure," I said, and my anger began to fizzle. I had no good reason to be mad. I was just offended that he hadn't picked up Continue Reading
3 Ways to Stay on the Same Financial Page Within Your Marriage
Consider these ideas below to ensure you and your spouse stay on the same financial page within your marriage! Oh, finances. The topic is sometimes followed by an immediate sigh of desperation when brought up in marriages. There are many things in a marriage that can cause strife, and finances is pretty close to being number one. A marriage is rarely made up of two spenders or two savers. Usually, we find one is a saver and the other is a Continue Reading
3 Things to Remember When You Face Separation or Divorce
3 Things to Remember When You Face Separation or Divorce I remember that night so clearly. I'd left so that my boys didn't see their dad packing up his things for good. I didn't want that image burned into their minds and young hearts. So I ran from the house and stayed gone for several hours. When I returned home to put my babies to bed, the silence in the house was almost deafening. Marriage requires work. Separation is hard, and divorce is Continue Reading
You're Not the Woman I Married
You're Not the Woman I Married "You're not the woman I married," he said to me yesterday. "The woman I married was fearless. What has happened to you?" "I had children," I said. "They changed me. The only thing I really fear in life is having something happen to them." This was a snippet of our conversation after an incident with one of our children. (Nothing happened, but it was the whole idea of what could have happened. I know other mothers Continue Reading
Oversharing About Your Marriage on Social Media
"Oversharing" has taken on a whole new meaning in a social media world. Think about it: How often are the subjects of your posts things that would have never been seen or discussed if not for a social media platform to tempt you to instantly share? Before Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, how often did you snap and share pictures of what's for dinner, show all of your friends the epic kid-produced mess you just mopped up, Continue Reading