Love + Marriage

Date night is not my favorite term. In fact, it is a term that grates on my nerves a bit. Some people don’t like “moist” or “panties”. I will take either over “date night”. Nonetheless, my husband and I decided some form of “us time” was required so we could remember how to have a conversation without the 101 interruptions of our sweet but chatty 5 year old.

This advice is not for everyone. I am simply sharing a piece of my experience below. I am in a good place in life right now and I am walking out of the storm. I share this with you to...

It’s February and you know what that means …. Valentine’s Day! It’s the day to buy overpriced flowers and stuffed animals and chocolates. It’s the day we’re supposed to celebrate love and go on a fancy date with our...

COVID has rolled in like a giant wave.  It’s changed us.  Some for the better, some not. There is talk about how it is affecting relationships, people are bonding and developing deeper relationships – or deciding that they need to...

I have a confession: I am terrible at small talk. It’s like I walk into a party or a casual get together with acquaintances and I literally forget how to speak! If we could simply dive into a personal and meaningful...

If you want to continue to use your social media accounts to stand out as the "real" mom in the midst of the posed, filtered masses, by all means, you do you. But don't expect me to join in. Instead, you'll find me over here posting about how perfect my life is, because those are the moments that I want to remember. Those are the memories that I want my children to have.

Now, we're living in Colorado Springs (woo!), I work full-time and Luke is a stay-at-home dad. And I love it. I can tell you that I'm a completely different person than I was a year ago. My anxiety is...

No one says parenting is easy, but we make it harder on ourselves when we choose discipline that brings the whole family down. So… Next time you’re fuming, stop and think, “Will this punishment be a bigger headache for me than for my child?”

I honestly can't believe it's been 20 years since we stood in front of our family and friends, and said "I do." For richer or poorer, better or worse, in sickness and in health, we pledged our love to...

What to do when everything is changing… Change is good. Change is bad. Change is inevitable… Yada…yada…yada…blah…blah..blah… Right now, I am taking my first breath of fresh air from my ugly and I mean a really ugly cry over a bad...