Did you know that the average lifespan of the “falling in love” or the “emotional obsession” stage of a relationship is only two years long? This was news to me after hearing Dr. Gary Chapman speak at the Hearts at Home conference, an expo for over 4,000 moms, a couple weeks ago. He and author…
My husband Isaac is a realist, and I am more of the romantic, dreamer type. I watch all the “happily ever afters” in movies and believe that could be real life. Which is why it should not surprise you that I truly believed Isaac and I would be married in heaven after death, and Isaac…
My reputation has always been important to me. I am constantly trying to impress people. I will manipulate a situation as much as needed in order to make everything perfect. Once, when my husband and I were dating, I made him leave my apartment in the middle of a snowstorm, refusing him the safety of…
Rebecca St. James explains “I Will Praise You,” the title track on her new album now available on iTunes (http://bit.ly/ljhSDR) and in stores.
When my boyfriend of seven years proposed to me, I said No, mostly because I feared making an intractable mistake. Five years later, I was slightly more courageous and said Yes to the second man who proposed; He pulled the plug four months later. Confused and raw, I determined to create a criterion that could…
