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Embarrassing Pregnancy Symptoms

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If there is anything in life that will redefine “humility,” it’s pregnancy. Not only do you develop a tolerance for needles, you also learn how to take a multitude of embarrassing moments in stride. It’s just part of the territory. Here are some of my top embarrassing moments and symptoms I experienced during my pregnancy. Fuzzy Wuzzy Some women have no problem lifting their shirt to reveal a blossoming baby belly for all to see. Some women are a little hesitant to show off their stretch marks. I had a different reason to keep my shirt tucked: hair! The oddest … Continue reading →

For The Daddy-To-Be

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When the topic of pregnancy comes up, 99% of the time, all the information, advice, and attention is given to the woman. After all, it is she who is carrying the child, dealing with the symptoms of pregnancy, and going through the unforgettable experience of childbirth. But what about dad? Today’s pregnancy blog is just for you, daddy-to-be. I want to give you a little credit for weathering the storm of our mood swings, driving to the store to get us ice cream and pickles at 3am, listening to us complain about our round ligament pain, and letting us squeeze … Continue reading →

Memorial Day Scrapbooking

Memorial day celebrations are plenty. With parades, commemoration ceremonies, flag ceremonies and barbecues, there are many things to take photographs of. Honoring the men and women who lay their lives on the line for us, is an important part of being an American. This day is special in so many ways. When you sit down to create a layout for Memorial day, it is great to include all the photographs from the different events that you attended or celebrated. However, there is much more you can do to make your layouts reflect the true meaning of the day. Perhaps when … Continue reading →

But They Were Married in the Temple

We place a lot of emphasis on getting married in the temple. We teach about it in Family Home Evening, Primary, Young Men’s and Young Women’s. Our focus as an LDS people is to be temple worthy and remain temple worthy throughout our lives. Unfortunately, as we talk about temple marriage, sometimes we forget one very important thing – temple marriage gives us the opportunity to be together forever. It is not a guarantee. My parents were divorced when I was a teenager. They had been married in the temple and my sisters and I were all born in the … Continue reading →

Is it Wise to Have Everything at Once?

When I say “everything” I’m not talking about material things, I’m talking about celebratory events. Birthdays, anniversaries, that sort of thing. Case in Point September is a big month for Wayne and I. • Wayne’s birthday is September 7th • My birthday is September 14th • Our wedding anniversary is September 16th • Murphy’s birthday (well, the day we got him) is September 23rd How’d You Manage That? Let me tell you, it was a complete fluke. All except for our anniversary. If we’d thought more about it, we might have picked a different day. As it was, we held … Continue reading →

Divorce is Not an Option

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I’ve never been one to say never. In fact, whenever I’ve said never – I find that it happens more often than not. I think it’s because as a species – we’re all still very much like children – you tell a child never to do something and not give them a good reason why and chances are – that child’s going to do it. Is there ever a good reason to get a divorce? Yes. Can I list all of them? Probably not. But if you are planning to get married, then you need to seriously consider how you … Continue reading →

Mild or Spicy? Can You Agree on Food?

One of the age-old disagreements in marriage involves whether you squeeze the toothpaste from the middle of the tube or from the end. My husband and I have owned our own toothpaste bottles for years just to avoid such a disagreement. But I’ve learned over the last few years that there are other arguments that can actually create more stress in the marriage than the one you have over where to squeeze the toothpaste. Mild or Spicy? Grocery shopping costs being what they are, when your mate prefers crunchy peanut butter to your creamy and hot sauce to your mild … Continue reading →

We’re All Aliens to One Another

John Gray’s series about Women Are From Venus and Men Are From Mars are intensely popular and has made the New York Times best sellers list plenty of time, but the truth is – whether men and women are from Mars, Venus, Jupiter or beyond the solar system as we know it – we’re all aliens to one another. We are all products of our individual cultures. Consider for a moment, that when someone is born in the Southern United States and they meet someone from the Northwestern Portion of the United States – there are many cultural differences between … Continue reading →

Do You Want an Advice Column Here?

I have a question for our readers here in the marriage blog. The question, of course, is the topic of this blog – would you like to see an advice column featured here in the Marriage Blog. We address a lot of different topics and we do our best to bring you the most current news and information on a variety of different subjects with regard to marriage and relationships. Advice is a dangerous business though because advice is based on our opinions and how we would handle things and our own experience with the different topics. But relationship advice … Continue reading →

Don’t Ask for Help – Break the Bad Habit

Interestingly enough, my husband and I had an argument recently and the fruit of that argument was a revelation I wanted to share with our readers here. It’s a bad habit to ask your spouse for help on issues like household chores and activities. Why is it a bad habit? Because asking for help implies that if you don’t ask, you have it all covered and that this task is ours to ask for help on or not. The truth is, our responsibilities from household chores to financial responsibilities – they are shared responsibilities and have been since the very … Continue reading →