Marriage

Husbands and Football

Blended · Marriage

Husbands and Football

ByBarbara Rainey 01/19/201002/29/2024

While watching some of the Dallas Cowboys wild card game with my husband I asked him about some of the finer points of the game….

My Marriage: Cross-Cultural Studies

Blended · Marriage

My Marriage: Cross-Cultural Studies

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ByJanel Breitenstein 01/13/201002/01/2019

When I was 16, I spent six weeks in Venezuela with some missionaries and some nationals. It left a significant impact on me, and I get…

A Friend in Crisis

Marriage · Relationships

A Friend in Crisis

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BySusan Yates 12/14/200902/28/2024

I have a dear friend whose marriage is in crisis. Both she and her husband are strong believers, yet they are in a very hard…

Let’s Call It Off

Marriage

Let’s Call It Off

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ByBarbara Rainey 10/27/200902/28/2024

A good friend forwarded an article to me about the demise of a marriage. Written by Sandra Tsing Loh, the author told her husband she…

Superior Wife Syndrome

Blended · Marriage

Superior Wife Syndrome

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ByBarbara Rainey 09/21/200903/18/2024

On a recent Monday morning, I had turned on the Today Show to catch our local news and weather on the half hour. As I…

Blended · Marriage

Budget-Fudging, and Other Small Crimes

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ByJanel Breitenstein 09/14/200903/21/2018

I don’t know what you and your husband have set up financially, but I have a budget. After an ongoing discussion, I have an amount…

Loving Better

Blended · Marriage

Loving Better

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ByJanel Breitenstein 08/04/200902/28/2024

I think I landed on a gold mine. I had no ideas for gifts for my husband one holiday. Nada. Zip. Zilch. I wanted to…

Marriage

Conflict, Childhood, and Marriage

ByJennifer Dyer 07/31/200903/21/2018

Yesterday my 7-year-old daughter seemed out of sorts. After I intervened in a fight between her and her younger sister, she exploded verbally and said,…

“Dancing With the Stars” … Not Exactly

Marriage

“Dancing With the Stars” … Not Exactly

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ByBarbara Rainey 07/21/200908/09/2018

For Christmas this past year, our six adult children gave my husband and me dance lessons. Amazingly to us, one of them remembered us (it was probably…

The Loss of Civility in Marriage

Blended · Marriage

The Loss of Civility in Marriage

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BySusan Yates 06/12/200906/13/2018

I remember a conversation I had with my mother when I was just a little girl. A couple my parents’ age had apparently had a…

Amannda Maphies works at the UMKC School of Pharmacy, is a mother to two human boys and two furry boys. She enjoys freelance writing based on her travels, life adventures, and pretty much anything that stands out in life as ‘story-worthy’. Amannda had her first book published in September 2022, Tales From My Mummy, which can be found in local bookstores and Amazon Kindle. Her greatest passion is being a boy mom to her two sons, who never fail to provide daily entertainment. She writes about being a single mom, finding love later in life, the loss of a loved one, and dealing with mental health issues. Her pieces are lovingly filled with inspiration, encouragement, and always a touch of humor.