Love + Marriage

Valentine's Day is right around the corner! I have to admit, it's my absolute favorite holiday.  The hearts, the chocolates, the flowers, the color red... I'm a sucker for all of it. Maybe it's because my dad used to send me balloons...

Fall and the new year are always an exciting time for my family...I turn a year older (maybe not so exciting) and we celebrate another year of marriage....or, as I lovingly like to say, another year of not murdering...

So, I was having coffee with some of my new friends, in my new town, and at one point, we were discussing grief and gratitude – and how they go hand in hand.  One of my friends has experienced the...

I hope it is not a surprise to anyone when I state that life is not always easy. Marriage is not always easy. Motherhood is not always easy. Careers/jobs are not always easy. And yet in those difficult times,...

When I was pregnant with my daughter, the song "My Old Man" by the Zac Brown Band came out on the radio. Every time I heard it, it hit me straight in the heart. When I had my daughter...

There's something that's been in my mind for a few weeks now. The other day my husband called and asked me for a very inconvenient favor. You see, we own and operate a snow cone business. It was a...

February brings with it all the love feelings. But love matters all year long! I wrote this account of our first date about five years after it happened. I'm surprised at how well I remembered the details back then! It...

I genuinely enjoy my husband's company. I think he is hilarious, smart, thoughtful, and good-looking. When we were dating, we could talk for hours and never ran out of things to say. Once married, some of my favorite memories...

I experience many emotions being married to an ER doctor. Pride. Fear. Admiration. Frustration. Until recently, jealousy was not on this list. From stories of him singlehandedly saving a patient's life to receiving strong test scores after months of...

When my husband and I got married fresh out of college, I really didn't give much thought to what my future life as a coach's wife would look like. I assumed he would finish up his master's degree, get...