My Daughter’s Day Without Her Dad

Planning a wedding is so much fun and so much stress. Other than your own wedding there is no wedding you look forward to more than your daughter’s. You want everything to be perfect. Too bad things don’t always work that way. When I got divorced my ex husband and I struggled to figure out what our relationship should be. After a while we came to the conclusion that we wanted to be the best parents we could be to Hailey. Recently my ex husband has decided that Hailey no longer needs him and he doesn’t need to be a … Continue reading

A Week Without Daddy

My husband used to travel a lot for his job. Since we became parents he has not had to travel as much. However, he has been away from home for the past week. I have traveled with my toddler daughter Jessie three times. When Jessie is at Grandma and Grandpa’s house she’s too involved in acclimating to notice that Daddy’s missing. It probably helps that she hasn’t seen her dad at my parents’ house and doesn’t associate him with there. We dropped Daddy off at the airport on Sunday. She was acting up all day preceding the drive. She knew … Continue reading

Marriage Week in Review: July 14 – July 20

It is great to have Courtney back writing with me this week. She brought a lot of interesting topics to us. Check out below if you missed out on any. Monday, July 14 Family Matters: Marriage Thicker Than Blood? Courtney questions on how you would respond if you were asked to choose between your spouse and your family. If I Had To Do My Wedding All Over Again… In this article Courtney tells us the things that she would change if she had her wedding again. Tuesday, July 15 The Priest’s List of Five Must Haves for a Happy Match … Continue reading

How Does Being a Daddy’s Girl Affect Your Relationships?

Most girls grow up expecting to find a prefect prince charming to sweep them off of their feet. Eventually they learn that this idea of finding love may not always happen. One factor in the way that women think about and respond to men is embedded in the relationship that girls have with their fathers. We have all heard the expression “daddy’s girl”. Most girls have a very healthy and natural special bond with their fathers. There is a deep emotional bond that is created between the two. Little girls want to please their daddies. They love their daddies and … Continue reading