My husband and I recently made a cross-country move. We traveled caravan style, him leading the way in a U-Haul truck while I followed in my car. I anticipated a pretty easy drive. After weeks of packing and good-byes, I was ready to cruise to a loud radio and let the miles tick past my…
I looked down at my wedding ring the other day. I studied it thoughtfully and thought about how often, after 19 years of marriage, that I ignore its presence on my hand. There was a time, right after I became engaged, that I couldn’t stop looking at my ring. I’d lift my hand up, and…
My wife and had an argument that we couldn’t resolve. It took us years to work this through. I had 29 years of singleness under my belt before our marriage and I had, over that time, developed certain habits that were consistent with bachelor life. I kept three piles of clothes of my floor: clean,…
I awoke on a Saturday morning in March 2008, alone in my bed, my wedding only weeks away. My waking mind soon scurried with wedding plans until it drifted to a familiar longing, my desire to marry my best friend, to wake up next to him, to never again say goodnight and part ways. But…
When we were dating our significant other we probably noticed things they had in common with us right away. It helped us to connect with them. We also probably started noticing traits that they had that were vastly different than ours. Again, this helped us connect with them as well. It made them their own…
