While I don’t intend on overhauling this space into a foster parenting blog, this is a new journey we’ve started and I thought I would write down a few things I’ve learned in the first two months of our first…
8 Super Easy Ways To Show Your Spouse Love Throughout the Day
After you’ve been married several years, it’s easy to settle into a comfortable routine. Wake up, make breakfast, pack lunches, drive the kids to school or drive to work, do… whatever you do most days, make dinner, Netflix and chill….
3 Ways I Create Quality Time With My Husband
This post is sponsored by Cupcake Vineyards. All opinions are my own. These days, quality time isn’t all that easy to come by. Young kids and demanding schedules can make quality time even more scarce. In this blog post, I…
How Can I Feel More Intimate with my Husband?
I think there’s a myth out there that says that women don’t like sex as much as men. And I honestly have a hard time believing that’s true. What I think is actually happening in most cases is that it takes men a whole lot less to actually feel intimate. What I mean here is that I think men often feel intimate simply by the act of sex. Of course, that’s not the only thing that makes men feel intimate- and women can feel intimate by the act of sex. But I’m not afraid to say that I think our minds work in different ways when it comes to sex and intimacy.
How to Overcome Feeling Alone in Marriage
If I’m being very honest, there’s been more than once in our marriage when I’ve felt very alone. Times when I stood unaccompanied in my kitchen staring at the cabinets thinking, “Ok, God. It’s just you and me now.” During…
Reader Question: What do I do When my Husband Wants to Travel Without Me?
I feel like this is a silly question which is why I don’t want to ask my family and friends, so thanks for your blog, it’s great! I’ve been married for four months and my husband is a very independent…
Why We Promised to Never Bring Up Divorce
My beautiful daughter in law Chelsea, (and I mean that in every sense of the word), asked me to write a guest post for her blog. Given that her talent for writing focuses mostly on encouraging young marrieds and early parenting, I…
Everyone Has A Past: How To Move Past It
As much as we hate to admit it, everyone, including your wonderful partner, has a past. I know, cringe. Odds are, they’ve been in a relationship before you. And odds are, they cared about that person, took them on dates,…
The Right and Wrong Way To Give Your Spouse Space
I received a comment on the blog recently of a wife who was asking about giving her husband space. To be honest, I think she was hurt by the fact that her husband needed space at all, which I can…
10 Things To Do To Bond With Your Husband
Let’s face it, sometimes life turns into a routine. Honestly, sometimes it’s just easier that way. If you have kids, kids love schedules! Humans are prone to routine. But just as if a bicycle was routinely left out in the…
8 Ways to Stop a Fight Before it Starts
“Fighting is always fun,” said no one ever. Fights suck. Most of us wish we could avoid them altogether or, at the very least, stop them before they start. Well, there are a few tips and tricks you can use…
How having your second child is different from having your first
YAY YOU’RE HAVING A BABY! The second one, that is. Or maybe you’ve already had him or her. Either way, you have to know that having a baby the second time around is not like the first. There are a…