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Sometimes You Just Need Someone To Listen

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I was having a tough day. It was just a day where my emotions were feeling raw. I was frustrated and discouraged over some thing and the tears came quickly to my eyes all day. And I mean alllll day! I tried to put on a brave face and not act wimpy. I didn’t want…

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Got a Marriage? Got a Mouth?

My husband, Bill, and I have this thing we sometimes say to each other. It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it’s one of those habitual, intentional refrains we’ve chiseled into the foundation of our marriage. We don’t write it, we say it… but if we did write it down, and if archeologists were…

Why it’s Worth it to Hold Your Tongue

There you are again. You’ve found yourself in the same circle of female friends, and the conversation has turned to the same topic it always does when this particular group gets together: “He left the kids’ bath towels on the floor again.” “Yep. Happens in my house all the time. I just can’t get him…

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Four Conversations to Visit Regularly

My wife, Stephanie, and I are coming up on our 12th anniversary. Some days it feels as though we’ve been married for decades, and there are still times that I look at her and wonder who she is and what she’s doing in my life. I often think that I hardly know her. During our…