Marriage
Like a Second Honeymoon without the Learning Curve ~ Life:Unmasked
We had two and a half child-free days this weekend, my husband and I. It was glorious. Like a second honeymoon, only without the beach and the newly-married learning curve. We did crazy first-year-of-marriage things like eating out and staying up too late and sleeping in and napping and shopping together. I wasn’t tired (imagine…
Read MoreDinnertime Gets Dangerous
“Mom, when you get married, do you just wake up one day with a baby in you?” she asked. I finished chewing my mouthful of burrito, swallowed hard, and asked, “What do you mean? Are you asking if you wake up with a big belly one morning, or how the baby gets in there?” She…
Read MoreOn Outside Influences ~ Marriage Letters
Dear Scott, When I think about outside influences on our marriage, I think of everything outside the two of us. We have had many outside influences, but if I had to identify two of the most significant so far, I would point to Children’s Hospital and the church in which you served as an elder.…
Read MoreEnduring Loss Together ~ Marriage Letters
Dear Scott, We’ve lost a lot in our almost 14 years: pets, keys, tempers, money, time. We’ve lost our way, and we’ve lost our youthful innocence (and now I’m trying to lose the cynicism that took Innocence’s place). None of this was too much of a surprise, really – anyone who lives and loves should…
Read MoreI Trust You Because… ~ Marriage Letters
Dear Scott, We’ve weathered many rocky and dark roads together, two children born with life-threatening conditions, the day-to-day bone-wearying struggle to care for a child with special needs, the end of a church, the death of a child. Statistics say that the burden of all of that should have ripped us apart years ago. I…
Read MoreI Don’t Call You Names ~ Marriage Letters
Dear Scott, When I read the writing prompt for this week, “On the Names I Call You,” I had no idea what to write. I don’t really have any special names for you. Plenty of people have nicknamed you — “Connick,” “Scotty,” “Woddy,” “S. Wod,” and my favorite, “Russian Bear” by the security guard in…
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