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Wagging My Tail Goodbye to the Pets Blog

I’m sitting in my office looking out the window watching the snow melt from the rooftops and bushes as I’m writing this. Last night we got measureable snow, a bit of an oddity in December for us here in Nashville. Whenever we get snow like this now I think about the first winter I was writing for Families.com. We got snow one February and I took Murph outside to play in it, then wrote about it as my blog for the day later. How much inspiration I’ve drawn from my pets over the past two years since I first began … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review for July 15 – July 20

Today’s the day, as Michele asked already – Do You Have It? I do and I’ve been reading chapters in and around working, running errands and getting things done. Be sure to check the Media Reviews blog on Monday for my review of Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows. In the meanwhile, let’s talk about marriage and our marriage blog week in review. Sunday, July 15 Marrying the Incarcerated is something many women (and some men) do. But when you meet someone after they already in prison, it can make building a lasting relationship very difficult after they are out … Continue reading →

In Laughter & Tears

When we got married, one of our vows was ‘…through laughter and tears …’ and that vow has always been apropos in my opinion – especially since I laughed all the way through our wedding. It’s a very funny memory now – but when it happened, I know some people were a bit appalled that I was giggling through the wedding. But the truth is – your wedding vows say a lot for what you will go through in your marriage. Sickness & Health There will be times of illness. There will be times when you are depressed mentally or … Continue reading →

Have Fun Toasting Mom

“All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” Those wise words are courtesy of the late, great Abraham Lincoln.  The 16th President of the United States knew a thing or two about waxing poetic, especially when it involved his dearly beloved mother. Lincoln’s mom Nancy died when Abe was just nine years old. Whether your mom is with you physically or in spirit tomorrow is the day set aside to celebrate the blood, sweat and tears she has shed to make you the person you are. Make it a Mother’s Day to remember by … Continue reading →

Be a Blessing

Do you ever stop to think about blessings? Too often we don’t stop and thank God for the blessings we receive each day from His hand. There are some that struck me on this Easter Monday morning. 1. The blessing of Easter, when Jesus died in God’s rescue plan so we can be friends with God and not be separated from Him by our sin. 2.The blessing of being able to freely go to church and worship Him with like minded people. 3.The blessing of family and friends who love and care for us. 4. The blessing of the beauty … Continue reading →

Sometimes You Just Never Know How Dense Your Spouse Is Until…

…they do something like I did last week. You know how I wrote Friends: You Just Never Know Who You Have in Common? Well, turns out the wife of Wayne’s friend is not my childhood friend after all. I didn’t have her email address, but I had her snail mail address so I sent a letter saying how funny it all was that we knew each other. Wayne had the email address for his guy friend, so he wrote to him that way. On Saturday she used Greg’s email to write and say there is no way I can be … Continue reading →

If You Knew Then, What You Know Now ….

You often hear people comment, “If I knew then, what I know now, I’d never have ….” I have had great reason to consider these words over the years and occasionally I think about the idea that I might have done something differently, yet the truth is – knowing what I know now? I wouldn’t change a thing. Because all the decisions I made in the past – the good ones and the bad ones – led me to right where I am. First Married Sure, if you look back to how you may have handled your first disagreement, it … Continue reading →

Marriage Exercises – The Healing of Humor

This is the third in our series of marriage exercises for today, the day we turn the clocks back an hour. We talked about Couple Toons earlier and Let’s Play a Game. We talked about improving our communication and understanding of each other’s viewpoints. Now I want to talk about humor and the gift that humor gives us. In study after study, humor is proved to be one of the most effective methods of coping that is available to us. We refer to humor in a variety of ways whether we are talking about comedians on the stage or sitcoms … Continue reading →

Have Fun Together

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Someone asked me once what was the first thought I had when I met my husband. I’m not sure if they were looking for a moment of profundity or whether they were seeking that cue the music moment in the romantic comedy where boy meets girl and their eyes lock for the first time. If they were, I think I may have disappointed them. When I first met my husband, I thought he was a goober. Not in a stupid or derogatory sense, but he was constantly ‘on’ – it was like talking to a comedian plugged into an electrical … Continue reading →