It wasn’t until these last few years that I started paying closer attention to families. Families come in all forms, and the idea of a nuclear family has always been rather naïve if you think about it. In the 50’s it was two parents, who have their children, raise them together, and the best was […]
It’s almost time for Cupid to send his little arrows soaring, folks. Have you already made plans for you and your sweetheart? Or, do you plan to spend the day loving on your whole family? Maybe you’re single and will be spending Valentine’s Day appreciating your friends and family instead of a significant other. Either […]
When my husband and I started dating… I assumed his video game tournaments, card games, role-playing game nights, and overall emotional investment in characters that did not exist would fade away as he “matured.” I was WRONG (about the fading and the maturing…). I love my husband dearly, and he has many incredible qualities as […]
Relationships are hard. There are 101 things that make being an adult an adjustment. And then you add another adult into the mix making it even more of a challenge. Now, put both adults who are having a hard time “adulting” and make them cohabit: share a bed, a bathroom, groceries, bills and possibly even […]
Let’s start with the first question you’re asking: Why would you ever consider a home date night? Don’t get me wrong—I’m a huge fan of dates away from home. But when you have 4 kids and a husband enrolled in seminary ($$$), you either stop dating each other, orrrrr…you look for other options. We chose […]
My husband wears a t-shirt that reads, “Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy.” If that’s true, Richmond is a blessed city. Richmond was the first city to sell canned beer back in 1935. Today, there are over 20 craft breweries in the RVA and surrounding counties, and even Governor […]
I wasn’t looking for a boyfriend, let alone a husband, when I met Russell. I had been married before and had gone through a rough divorce. I wasn’t sure if I ever wanted to get married again. One night, I was out with a friend for a girls’ night out in Jackson Ward. Suddenly, I […]
To say that I was the most religious of individuals when I got married would be an exaggeration, to say the least. But before we were married, my husband and I did see a religious movie, Fireproof, and it was very powerful. The movie inspired me to read the related book, The Love Dare. But it […]
Mommy, will you marry me? My son, Parker, was so in love with his mommy that he regularly made little engagement rings out of whatever he could find (usually the twisty ties in the produce section of the grocery store) and asked me to marry him. Because he was but five or six years old […]
It’s almost time for Cupid to send his little arrows soaring, folks. Have you already made plans for you and your sweetheart? Or, do you plan to spend the day loving on your whole family? Maybe you’re single and will be spending Valentine’s Day appreciating your friends and family instead of a significant other. Either […]
