Love + Marriage

I knew when I married my husband that his job as a bridge-builder required a lot of him. But knowing that I have a spouse that travels for work and living it are two different things. I would never...

I am not a big journal writer, which is a little ironic because I enjoy writing. I think for me, there are too many thoughts and feelings coming into my head, so when I sit down, my pen can’t...

My grandma was a hoarder of the best kind. She printed and saved every photograph she ever took, her dressers were covered with seashells she gathered, and she had a hallway closet dedicated to pasta she bought at the dollar store.

I am in love with love.  As much as I love cerebral indie movies, my favorite ones will always be the ones where girl-next-door gets guy, the girl has a falling out, but then girl gets the guy, and they...

As a kid, I don’t ever remember wanting to be a mom, you know like the girls who dreamed about it from a very young age. Not me. Maybe someday, but only one, maybe two kids - max, and if...

But is that really the only question? If the decision is to get snipped, who is getting the snipping done to them? Does he get a vasectomy or do I get my tubes tied? Or can I remember to...

Sometimes I cry myself to sleep. Instead of rolling around in the sheets with my husband, he is rolled over fast asleep, while I’m left wanting more. There’s a lot of resentment, sadness, and shame when you’re a woman...

Loneliness is a road we all travel down one time or another. For single and divorced moms, loneliness during the holidays can feel excruciating. My loneliness is palpable on the holidays my children spend with their dad, even though...

Date Night!   I always love hearing those words and the idea of what they bring: a much needed break; time to not JUST be parents, but to come together as a couple again.  Buuuuut, with littles and early bedtimes and...

It’s not very often when we can escape for a few hours and enjoy a classic date night. There are several pieces to the puzzle to pull off a successful one at that. There are reservations, showtimes, and childcare...