Nine months after we got married, Sean and I sold our condo, drove to Utah, where we knew no one, and bought a house. We found a church and jobs and started to make friends, but we'd left behind all of our family and the friends we'd grown up with. Neither of us is very…
As a mom, I am responsible for the wellbeing and development of my children, but I’m also jointly responsible for the same in my marriage. Like most moms, I want to nurture and support my children. By warmth and good humour, physical affection, and a willingness to be human behind the role of ‘mom’ I’m…
The following guest post is from Doña Bumgarner of Nurtured Mama: How to Begin a Gratitude Practice and Change Your Life The year I got divorced, I struggled with a deep depression. Just getting out of bed each morning took monumental effort. The one thing that grounded me each day and eventually helped pull me…
The following is a guest post Trina of TrinaHolden.com: 6 Steps to a Mix and Match Wardrobe Have you ever looked into a closet full of clothes and cried, "But I have nothing to wear!" I have. I used to spend hours rifling through my clothes, frustrated to the point of tears, struggling to understand my…
The following post is from Jennifer, a lifelong educator: 7 Ways to Love Your Husband and Make Your Kids Feel Secure Did you ever hear your parents fight when you were growing up? Most of us did at some point. It didn’t happen often at my house, but an exchange of angry words sent me…
A friend of mine shared this mantra on her Facebook wall a couple of weeks ago, and I haven't been able to get it out of my head: "Keep doing the hard things until the hard things become the easy things." Isn't that the essence of discipline? Choose to do the hard things -- even…
The following post is from Jo-Lynne of Musings of a Housewife: It's all the rage. Dressy shorts. Yes, even with heels! Do you dare? I've been debating it for some time. I like the look. But it's a bit out of my comfort zone. Not that I don't wear shorts. I do -- with tank…
I am counting down the days to my 30th birthday, and I couldn't be more excited! Truly! As I was brainstorming ways to celebrate here on the blog, I couldn't help but think that 30 lists of {30} items would be just about perfect for my type-A, list-making self. Join me for the next month…
I'm unsure if it's because we got married so young or because my ears only heard the negatives. Still, I heard so many times that marriage is hard, that it takes so much work, and that love is a choice that sometimes the pitter-patter of my heart when my husband walks into the room, catches…
A few weeks ago, I shared the story of the struggles Sean and I went through after the birth of our third daughter. Every marriage must face some kind of conflict or uncertainty at some point to grow stronger, and I can honestly say -- looking back now -- that I'm thankful for that time…