Black stains adorned my hands as I typed. No metaphor there. I pulled into Panera on my way to a graduate counseling class that covered the life cycle of marriage. I sat down with my coffee and pulled out my journal for a rare forty-five uninterrupted minutes. Did I mention that snowflakes fell softly on…
Why is it that every time I ask an engaged couple how the engagement is going they reply with a half-hearted, “it’s going okay, we’re just ready for to be married.” Somehow engagement has become a nuisance that couples have to struggle through rather than enjoy. Engagement is a transition period. You are unmarried, but…
There are two men in my life. And both of them are essential to my marriage. In fact, I’ve told the human one, my husband, on more than one occasion that the four legged, 20lb., furry critter in our bed has saved our marriage. True. In more ways than one. I am reading, “Caesar’s Way.”…
Over the years, Valentine’s Day has brought a variety of experiences for me. In middle school, I received my first rose (a chocolate one) from a boy in my class. One year I received a dozen roses from a friend’s dog. A few years later, my fiancé surprised me by sending daisies when we lived…
Did you expect to have a nice sparkly diamond (or a rough, manly band) decorating that finger by now? Perhaps you were in a relationship heading towards marriage, but, for one reason or another, it didn’t work out in the end. Or perhaps you’re still patiently waiting for the right one to show up. You’re…
