appreciation
How Your Relationship is Like a Pineapple
Two nearly overripe pineapples sat on the cutting board in front of me. I had been walking by these pineapples for days thinking, “Who is going to cut up the pineapples?” I finally came to the conclusion that if I didn’t, they would…
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7 Ways to Avoid Marriage Madness
Stomping like a child, I stormed back and forth between our garage and house. I was so angry! Brad and I were packing for a trip to spend time with my family. We were in a disagreement about where we were going to stay and how much time we were goin…
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I am a Recovering Complainer
I am a recovering complainer. We were having a picnic lunch on a beautiful May afternoon. There were three moms and four children. While the children played, the moms talked. I remember talking about my house. Actually, I did a lot of talking…
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A Positive Posture Pays Off
The plane landed and I hurriedly walked to meet my ride. After having been gone for a five day business trip, I was eager to meet my family at my son’s flag football game. After we shared hugs and heard about the kids’ week, my husband informed me that he had moved everything out of […]
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You. Owe. Me.
Recently, my husband and I had an argument about how to get rid of some junk in our garage. I wanted to post it on Craig’s List for free. He wanted to take it to the dump. I didn’t want to pay to get rid of it. He didn’t want it sitting on our front […]
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Gold Medal Marriage
The 2016 Rio Olympics have come to a close and for those who have watched, we have been inspired by seeing the fruits of the Olympians’ years of preparation and labor. What can we learn from Olympians to inspire our pursuit of a “Gold Medal Marriage”? Olympians work at it every day. They daily-discipline themselves […]
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Monopoly, Money, and Marriage
“I will buy water works from you for $250,” my husband offered. We were playing our first family game of Monopoly. Sitting around the board was my daughter who is eight, my son who is ten, my husband Brad, and myself. Having played board games with my husband for 13 plus years, I knew what […]