I am constantly misplacing my hope. And when I do, I find myself frustrated. I get tossed around by my circumstances and the people around me and I suddenly feel insecure. This never fails to affect my marriage in a negative way. I forget that I am a precious child of God, safe and sound…
Dear Sports Illustrated Magazine, I am writing this letter because I am confused. Yesterday, I was at the mall with my dad because he needed to run some errands. We were having a fun time together. We bought some donuts and hot cocoa and were really enjoying our day. As we walked past a magazine…
Lately I’m just tired. All the time. It takes every bit of my energy to get things done at work, and by the time I get home I’m beyond worn out. The thought of cooking, or cleaning, or adding one more thing to my plate, makes me want to cry. And sometimes, I do. Even…
Happy New Year! For some reason, yelling this makes me feel a bit delusional. I feel like I am forcing a square peg. For the most part, people seem quite unhappy and dissatisfied, and probably feel bummed out, but we yell it anyway. Even though you can see the frantic look in everyone’s eyes, we…
Since today is Thanksgiving, and this is a marriage blog, I thought I would fuse those two topics, and talk about why I am thankful. Novel, I know. I also would like to thank a few people who happen to be rocks in my life, currently. First of all, I know it can be challenging…
I just couldn’t shake this last school shooting. It took place just an hour down the road from us, and that made it seem all the more scary. I don’t know why, but when it’s in your own backyard, you tend to sit up and pay attention. I couldn’t believe how young the kids involved…
Define “Cute.” I stood in front of my mirror the other day and thought, “Surely that is not me!” I hoped it was just bad lighting or something. I definitely wasn’t too pleased. I don’t have a lot of time these days to dedicate a beauty regimen, and the kids don’t really care if I…
Exactly one year ago I had basically no eyesight. I’d been to three doctors in one day. I sat nervously in a dark room, with nothing more than a hospital gown and my quickly diminishing faith. Exactly one year ago I was in the ER about to find out I needed brain surgery. I prayed…
My one-year scan is coming up in a little over two months, and as it creeps closer, reality sets in. Some days I don’t even think about what happened last October, and it’s as if it never happened. But other days I sit and worry, count down the days until my scan, and materialize symptoms…
Before we got married, I had a pretty good idea of what a “good wife” looked like. She’s always willing to serve, she has a permanent smile, she’s driven, she sets aside time for her husband, she gives him her best, she’d to anything for him, and the list goes on. First off, that short…