My husband has never raised his voice at me. Well, there was this one time. {Side note: if you “never” raise your voice, that one time you do will be very effective.} Let me give some context first. Bill was a busy pastor in a small town. We lived in a rambly old house with…
There are nights when I work late, sometimes not touching the cold January door knob of my home until 8:45 PM. Meanwhile one of my daughters fights off sleep to wait up for me. She listens for my whisper as I walk in the house, “Are the girls asleep yet?” The next thing my wife…
My husband and I had a tough week. With a very unexpected and sudden family death, it felt like we were plucked out of regular life and thrown into an obstacle course: Instead of the ease and familiarity of checking e-mails, I was jumping over barricades of family grief. When I would typically be cooking…
You decide you need to apologize to your mate for raising your voice at them. You know that it was inappropriate and was not being respectful. You muster up enough humility to go up to your spouse and say, “I’m sorry that I raised my voice at you. That was inappropriate.” If you leave it…
Perhaps you have experienced this scenario with your spouse: “What do you think of dinner, honey?” you ask happily, mentally patting yourself on the back for preparing a gourmet dinner that turned out just like the recipe you saw online. He (on the other hand) doesn’t seem all that impressed. “It’s okay,” he mumbles. “The…
