Do you know the unwinnable game at your local kids’ pizza place — the one where the machine pops up cylinder-shaped objects that the contestant must beat back down as fast…
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Take the Pretty Nightie Challenge
My list of excuses for not doing it was long. And it was impressive because all of my excuses had validity to them. The whole “wearing-feminine-nighties-to-bed-thing.” Sigh. After a long…
Don’t Get Lazy in Marriage
Recently I’ve realized that I have gotten lazy in my marriage. I used to stop whatever I was doing and meet my husband at the front door when he got…
25 Ways to Tell Your Spouse ‘I Love You’ on Valentine’s Day
Is it more important to love … or to be loved? Most of us would agree with George Eliot’s words, “I like not only to be loved, but also to…
How Not To Tear Down Your Marriage With Your Own Hands
Are destructive thoughts about your husband playing on a loop in your head? Do any of these ring a bell? “My husband is like one of my kids! Why do…
Happy Marriage Hint: Husband’s Don’t Take Numbers
My kids are learning Spanish in school so when we go to the Mexican supermarket, we always make our kids practice. One day, we walked up to the meat counter. …
How To Let Minor Things Go So Your Marriage Is Happier
Do you ever find your head spinning around backwards because your spouse does something minor “the wrong way?” Perhaps the way he loads the dishwasher or dresses the kids makes…
Marriage Sucks (the Selfishness Right Out of Me)
No one said it was going to be easy. As a matter of fact, I myself said, “For better or for worse.” The problem … I didn’t know worse was going…
Feeling Loved vs. Feeling Appreciated
Okay. You have to read this note I got on my website. You know how I spend a lot of time helping women understand that men need to feel appreciated,…
Romancing Your Man
It comes down to one simple principle—love your neighbor as you would want to be loved.