My husband agreed to let me bring home *the prettiest* pumpkin today. He loves me so well, and he makes me the happiest pumpkin in the patch. :) I'm so glad my teenage-self found him early on, so I could have all these days to love him and be spoiled by him. He's changed so much over the ...
Where Can I Improve?
When I did the Passion Pursuit Bible Study I asked my husband a hard question. It was “Where do you think I need to improve, or what can I do to be better for you?” Now due to the nature of the study, you may be expecting something kinky. So before we go any further- I assure you, this is PG! ...
Do Better. Be Better.
Do Better. Be Better. A friend mentioned this theory that we are all great at two things. The problem is that we can't do both of those things well at the same time. For me, one of the things I'm good at is blogging. The other is being a mom. Right now as I'm trying to write this post in bed ...
Sexual Intimacy… On a Shelf In The Church Library.
I was asked to type up a book review of Pulling Back the Shades for my Church Library. It's been about 6 months since I've talked about PBTS on my blog, plus I don't even know if my review will be approved for the church newspaper, so I thought I'd share my little review here with all of ...
Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary to MY Parents
From my Facebook: "Sorry for the mushy-gushy post, but this is a SHOUT OUT to my parents. On June 14th they celebrated 40 years of marriage. 40 YEARS!! Who even does that anymore? ;) I feel like it's quite the accomplishment! My parents' marriage relationship has taught me a lot of things, but the ...
Godly Sex? For Real? Yes!
God has set some clear guidelines for us when it comes to intimacy in marriage. Who knew? ;) I'm constantly in awe of all the verses I find that encourage me in my role as a wife and friend to my husband. I especially love how these verses make it known that both the husband's and wife's ...
The Scare; Finding Peace
It rained all day yesterday. My hubby took the day off of work to take me to my doctor appointment, the one for the breast exam. I told him I could've went on my own, but he knew better. I needed him there with me. My mom watched the kids, and for that I'm so thankful, since it ended up being a ...
I Love You to Death, Marry Me, and Have Fun
A couple weeks ago I was sobbing big ugly tears as I was digging through my keepsake box for a specific picture of an old friend. I couldn't find it and felt so defeated. It was just one of those days. I did find something else though, from the same time period as the picture I was looking ...
Why I’m Pulling Back the Shades and NOT Seeing 50 Shades of Grey
Ladies, we need to talk. Grab a cup of coffee, this may take a while. I know many of you are really looking forward to seeing the 50 shades of Grey movie this weekend. But can I just ask, WHY? What about it is appealing to you? Now before you envision me sitting up high on my soap box writing this ...
The Benefits of Being Strong-Willed (Part 2)
This post contains affiliate links. A Slightly Better Wife (Quincey B.) is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. In my last post on being ...
#Lovebirds Photo Challenge
It's a sad fact that every funeral or special event slideshow I've had to prepare lacks photos of the mom/wife. Everyone knows that, & we all joke about it. But it's not a joke, it's real. HEY LADY, HOP IN THAT PICTURE!!! I'm not yelling at you, really. I'm just trying to encourage you, ...
I give more than one iota for unconditional LOVE
Hey Kids, Tonight your dad and I played a game called iota. it's labeled as "the great big game in the teeny-weeny tin". We just got it a few days ago and finally got a chance to sit down and play it mostly uninterrupted. I won the first game by a long shot (296-199, if you're curious). But the ...
Weekend to Remember Buy One Get One
It's BUY ONE, GET ONE at FamilyLife Weekend to Remember now until Sept. 15th! This is the marriage conference my husband and I went to when "we were totally fine and just going because some friends were". Yeah, we WEREN'T fine! Even if we were totally fine, "fine" isn't ...
Practical Tips For Being A SLIGHTLY BETTER WIFE
A Slightly Better Wife is not what I am, but what I strive to be. Here are just a handful of things I've been doing this week to work at being a better wife. 1. Be ready for sex when he is, even initiate it sometimes. Yeah okay, so this falls under TMI, but I'm a big girl, I do what I want. Sex ...
Reflections from my 10 yr class reunion
Thoughts the day before my class reunion: I'm not going! But just in case I do, in the next 24hrs: Drink water Avoid carbs Whiten teeth Shave legs Thoughts just hours before the reunion: Crap, I ate carbs! Could I buy one of those girdle things? I really wasn't cute in high school, so I'm sure no ...