Marriage, according to A Slightly Better Wife

Good Morning, Sis: Cultivating a Slightly Better Life Together

Sisters in Christ, I want to remind you of a truth both profound and freeing—we are not called to be micromanagers of our husbands or our children, but rather to walk in grace, trust, and faith as we strive to be slightly better versions of ourselves each day.How would it feel to sit down with your ...

Prioritizing Your Partner’s Well-being

It's a fresh new day, let's talk about prioritizing your partner's well-being.Beyond physical safety, it is absolutely crucial to curate a supportive and nurturing environment for your partner's emotional well-being.It's so important to know the impact of your words and their power to influence.The ...

16 Ways to Invest in Your Marriage, For Husbands

::This one is for the Husbands::**16 Ways to Invest in Your Marriage**Husbands, marriage is a team effort, and just like any successful partnership, it requires dedication and work. Here are some ways to strengthen your bond with your wife and build a happy, fulfilling life together:**Prioritize ...

20 Years + 5 Tips to a Slightly Better Marriage

It's our DATING Anniversary. 🎉Two decades of laughter (so much of this), adventures, and only an occasional true yelling match (oops, dysregulated nervous systems, past trauma, and stubbornness to change have the ability to create conflict).There's been lots and lots of growing up and growing ...

10 Text Ideas To Send to Your Christian Husband This Valentine’s Day

1. "Happy Valentine's Day, my love! Grateful for the love we share and the blessings God has bestowed upon us. You're a cherished gift from above."2. "On this special day, I thank God for blessing me with a wonderful husband like you. Your love reflects His grace in our lives. Happy Valentine's ...

16 Years

16 years as husband and wife + 18 years as friends. 💕An arm load of kids, more than a handful of vehicles, turning a house into a home, pulling through the seasons that felt like they had more bad days than good, and yet enjoying each other and honoring our vows through it all.We're still choosing ...

The Wife

Want to know something? A very real reason I love being a wife is because it is so incredible to watch another human so closely and cheer them on as they chase their passions.It's as much about me, as it is about HIM.Since I was 18 years old I have had the safety of having "my person". It's really ...

When Momma Ain’t Happy

A 2014 draft that hadn't been published: During my bi-annual dental cleaning my hygienist and I were talking and she said "ya know, if the wife ain't happy" and we both laughed a little. We are both wives and moms. We know how funny, and true the quote "When mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy" ...

17 Years Ago Today

It was a Friday evening 17 years ago today, that at barely 18 years old, I hopped in my green Camaro with my big brother and drove to his friend's house for a quick visit.It was there that I'd meet the man that would become my husband, and his sweet + spunky one year old daughter (that I thought was ...

I’ll follow you

I'd follow Mr. Awesome anywhere, and I do.😂 Seriously, I cannot get enough of this guy. Today anyway... To be honest, on Sunday we deep cleaned the garage together and things got...intense- ha! He keeps too much, I purge too much. That may never change, but hey, we balance each other ...

Will You Be a Servant To Your Spouse, Too?

We attended a precious wedding ceremony and reception for our neighbors yesterday where not only did we get to eat DONUTS in lieu of cake, we also learned the bride and groom’s parents were both celebrating 37 years of marriage. Praise! Deep praise, Lord. My heart was happy as I heard the news, ...

Need Rest? Come to Jesus.

Has anyone ever told you why it’s important to read your devotionals in the morning, rather than in the evening? It’s simple. Soak up the Godly wisdom before your day kicks into high gear, as it always does, and you’re sidetracked by all the earthly things that come your ...

Election Day Blues + I’m Okay

Election day 2018 I posted a joke on my personal Facebook page, and it received some criticism (and praise). Now I know I'm not everyone's cup of tea (or coffee), but the negative responses I received made me mad, and sad, and feel completely misunderstood. It was late, we were in the middle of ...

Street Fighting

Two years ago today this tough guy and I broke up a nasty fist fight in the Wal-Mart parking lot. It was afternoon, the weather was gorgeous and more than anything I just wanted to ignore the world around me and enjoy the seemingly-perfect day with my little tribe. I looked over as we pulled into ...

Snippets from Summer

As I begin to feel summer slipping away and fall sneaking its way in, I thought I'd share some snippets from this lovely summer. True Story From the Smack Dab Middle of Summer: Mr. Awesome was out back staining the swing set. I watched him from the kitchen window for a little while (in a ...

Giveaway Alert Happy 12 Year Wedding Anniversary, Mr. Awesome!

**Giveaway Alert** Today marks 12 years of marriage for Mr. Awesome and I, and we want to celebrate with YOU! Woot Woot! We were married back before smartphones were such a popular thing, and when digital photography was still a pain to transfer to the computer. Our family photographer ...

Ten Years

The rest of the family went to sleep early, so my littlest guy and I had a little mommy + me date. We cleaned, we packed daddy's lunch, we did 1/8th of the dishes (we were both over it before we even began), we wrote colorful notes for everyone and left them on the table to be discovered in ...

In-Home Date: Sometimes You Gotta Keep Things From Getting TOO Hot

It may be freezing outside (currently 18 degrees here in Iowa), but inside Mr. Awesome and I are are working on keeping things from getting TOO hot up in here. Cheesy? Yeah, okay, maybe so, but read on! Indoor, or In-home, dates have been a thing of ours for A LONG time (either because we were ...

Dear Mr. Awesome – August 30th, 2017

Mr. Awesome, if you're reading this, I'm feeling like a rockstar wife today - We finished homeschooling early, the big kids are mowing the lawn and organizing garage sale items, there's a roast in the crockpot, the 2 littles are napping, & I just pulled these Oreo (well, technically "sandwich ...

I Didn’t Know How Lucky I Was, to be His Girl

Life is full of choices. So many choices but they all come down to this: To Stay, or To Go. I mean, wouldn't you agree? Too often we make snap decisions with our emotions, and not our minds. What I should've posted yesterday was "Happy 13 year dating anniversary to this guy & I" with a ...