Love + Marriage

I met my husband, Adam, in high school. We started dating after we eighteen, way back in 2002. We dated for almost all of our college years, but broke up for time after graduation. During those two or so...

We are deep in the heart of wedding season and our family is preparing to welcome a new sister into the fold, so our summer has been speckled with gatherings to celebrate my brother and his sweet fiancé’s upcoming...

I grinned cheekily at my husband, his golden hair mussed, his cheeks slightly flushed from the exertion of moments earlier. I looked at the clock. Yep. We were going to be late again. We repeated this drill nearly every Sunday...

It’s been said, “If your marriage can survive building a house together, then it can survive anything.” This quote came to mind this morning while I was washing dishes in my brand-new, farmhouse-style white kitchen sink (oh yes, the...

So, here’s the deal: getting divorced stinks. The end. Even those couples who have amicable divorces (I’m told they exist) would tell you it stinks. No one ever dreams of getting divorced one day. Before my own experience, I had...

Oh, the excitement of buying a brand new car! The confidence of knowing no one else has used (or abused) it. The comfort of experiencing how CLEAN it is, and what is it about that new car smell? But despite...

Meditation is a regular, if not daily, part of my overall wellness routine. I love the quick, guided meditations from a health and fitness mobile app like Aaptiv. Meditation offers me a few much-needed mental breaks throughout the day...

For stay at home moms (and dads!), there are no sick days, no professional developments, no conferences, and no vacation days. Our job begins the minute we wake up, or are woken up by children, and lasts until said...

My husband and I are celebrating 23 years of marriage this coming fall. 23 years. It's been good 23 years, in fact, it's been better than good.  I mean, it hasn't been two decades of only wedded bliss--it's been...

I know that making time for my husband and our relationship is important. Before we had kids, date nights were more frequent and simpler to plan. But now, we really don't get out much. It is so easy to...