5 Steps to Moving Off the Island of Self-Pity
One of my favorite things to do is feel sorry for myself. It’s so gratifying. So deliciously satisfying. If someone lets me down, hurts me or disappoints me, or if I’m just in some kind of physical...
View ArticleThe Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Housewife
Hello there. If you’re visiting from Start Marriage Right, welcome. Glad to have you today. This is where I write and laugh about relationships, spirituality, parenthood and leadership. Let’s stay in...
View ArticleJust Apply Compassion {A Guest Post}
{Today we hear from journalist and blogger Tiffany Roney on the topic of forgiveness and a little secret she learned to let go of pain and hurt. When she sent this post to me a few weeks ago, I had no...
View ArticleDon’t Make Me Guess
{Live brave and dream along with me. Click here to subscribe to the blog or stay connected on Facebook or Twitter.} When I dated guys in my 20s, I did the classic girl thing all guys hate: I made them...
View ArticleLove That Doesn’t Need You To Say It Back
[Today, I'm honored to be a guest at the home of the brave and spunky Leanne Penny. I joined up with her Love Showed Up series with a tale very close to my heart: the story of my husband and I. I love...
View ArticleWhat Happens When We Don’t Ask Questions
We assume someone who is overweight should just work out. Or the skinny kid should eat more. We assume the single 30-something has too high of standards. Or maye there’s something wrong with him. We...
View ArticleTwo Words That Will Change Your Marriage
My husband’s love languages are words and service. Mine are not. The short story is we’ve had a bit of conflict over how best to love each other in our nearly seven years of marriage. One of the...
View ArticleThe Other Side of Commitment
On the other side of commitment is everything you want. It’s a cruel irony. Our culture offers millions of options, and for millennials especially, there is this looming, strangling fear of missing...
View ArticleHow To Get Divorced In One Easy Step
{For those visiting from Start Marriage Right, welcome. I’m talking candidly about preventing divorce today – I know this is a painful and controversial topic, and I’m trying to be delicate here....
View ArticleIn Our Relationships, The Small Things Are The Big Things
I was already going to be late, and I knew it. Skimming through the house, I tried to piece together all my essentials before running out the door for work: purse, phone, coffee. And then I saw them....
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