A lesson I’ve been relearning since Andrew and I tied the knot is that marriage is no 50/50 gig, and I’m not sure that it’s ever going to be. In any instance when a task is taken on by two, people delegate even the smallest details to balance the yoke. It’s the American way – […]
beginning with the End in mind
____________________________________________________ Simple advice that has a way of giving me drive and focus. So often considered in light of some big project or fitness goal, this phrase struck me as the ultimate mission statement for marriage. While most would think of “the end” as a finished product or result, we can think of it too […]
Reaping Grace from a Generous Sower
______________________________________________________________________ FACT #1: Life is easier when I decide to be happy. FACT #2: Misery abounds when I pick discontentment over joy. I don’t know what my gig was – maybe I felt like the only human trapped in the monkey house, maybe I need more time in prayer (…not maybe) – but I […]
5 Rules for the Romantic Staycation
Our 6th anniversary is comin’ right up! I had big fabulous hopes to leave the kids and get away for a weekend on a gorgeous lake with my gorgeous husband and have a gorgeously lazy time. But the short of it is that we had to buy a new oven instead (how’s that for heating […]
I kicked & screamed my way to Mom’s Night Out
Me: “Why would I want to pay money to watch the most stressful excerpts of my life on a massive movie screen?” Him: “Because your friends are going.” I’ll be honest – I didn’t want to see it. I wanted social time, a night away from the house with girlfriends and that’s why I […]
5 Things to Learn before the Big Day
My cousin is headed down the aisle TOMORROW. With wedding season in full bloom and all the buzz about the new Mr. & Mrs., I’ve stopped fighting sentimentality and fully submitted to my own nuptial nostalgia. Looking back is mostly sweet, but in retrospect, there are a few things I wish I had done differently […]
Count It Joy: How to Trudge through the Rest of Lent
By Jill Kotrba I like to think of myself as a simple person. Not too much ruffles my feathers or gets me worked into a tizzy but when it does, you had better duck. We all know the mile markers on the way to our own personal Meltdown City. Mine usually involve screaming kids, burnt […]
Silence on the Sacred (or Don’t Dish on Your Husband)
It’s a common sight to see a couple of Southern ladies power walking through the neighborhood, heart rate up and sweat on the brow amidst a conversation as intense as the exercise. Southern women don’t just walk for the exercise – they walk for the talks. It’s no secret that women converse as a hobby. […]
WoWW: Fr. Barron on the Childfree Life, Spiritual Dryness
Fr. Robert Barron makes a fantastic, one-way spiritual director. I would love a regular meeting with him because I’m sure he would provide merciful, firm insight to my faith life and soul. The star of this week’s Words of Wisdom, Fr. Barron offers comment on the elected childfree life (i.e. one not connected to infertility) […]
The Protector of the Holy Family
Today begins the novena to St. Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus Christ and protector of the Holy Family. We all pick up habits, mannerisms, and approaches to life from our parents; isn’t it marvelous knowing God chose St. Joseph for Christ to grow up imitating? And too, that he was chosen to be the […]
