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 ...
Marriage, according to A Slightly Better Wife
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 ...
Hindsight is Something Like 20/20
A couple weeks ago this little guy turned two months old. I cannot believe that two months have gone by this fast. It is funny to hear myself say that. In the beginning all the days and nights ran together and I thought that I would never get a good night of sleep again. Honestly. We ...
Growing Again
If you've noticed the posts have been a little sporadic around here, it's because I've spent the past 7 months growing a new little blessing inside of me, and really folks, it has been down right exhausting at times. As much as I want to focus only on the good, and not complain, I've got to tell ...
Married Life: When It Gets Messy and Hard
If I'm being honest, 'married life' is messy and hard. Life with real friends can also be this way. The people who speak the truth in love can offend us (or down right tick us off) easily, without even trying. Often times they're just trying to help, except it doesn't feel like help, it feels ...
New Book Suggestion: No More Perfect Marriages
"If we don’t intentionally move towards one another in marriage, we will naturally move apart." -Jill Savage WOW! Just let that sink in for a minute, would you? This is a quote I read in an e-mail from Jill Savage. I know you've probably heard me talk here or in my videos about Jill before. It's ...
WIFE TIP: Do it Yourself
Being a homeowner can have its challenges. Something always needs cleaned, repaired, or put away. Now, in theory, being a married homeowner means you aren’t expected to carry all the weight alone, right? So if the burdens can be split in half, managing a home shouldn’t seem so ...
Dear Debbie
I just read thee very best blog post! I shared it on my Facebook Page, but I wanted to share a link to it here too. It's written by Debbie Wilkins Baisden, and titled Stop Being a Butthole Wife. Her words and perspective really hit home. Dear Debbie, Thank you for telling it like it ...
Mr. Awesome Teaches Preschool, Post Christmas Normal, and Other Ramblings
It's 2 days post Christmas. We had our last Christmas celebration of the year here yesterday. The decorations are off the tree, the stockings have been stored away, and we're getting things back to "normal". My husband works hard all year long, and takes a few extra days off around this time ...
Craving Calm
A Highlight From My Day: When Mr. Awesome came home from work we all sat around the table eating pistachios and coloring for the bank's coloring contest (even though I'm pretty sure the kids won't be finished in time to turn them in by tomorrow's deadline, it was still fun). The kitchen needed ...
Making Time for Him
You can read a lot about being intentional with your children. You can read a lot about the importance of devotional time and time spent in prayer. But you know what I think there isn’t enough info about? Intentional time with your husband. As wives and mothers we can get so busy ...
Our Adoption Story: We are His, and He isn’t finished with us yet.
For years I have wanted to articulate our adoption story on this blog. I’ve wanted to present it in a way that is respectful to my husband, and respectful of his past. I’ve wanted to share it in a way that would never waiver or damper the cheer and love our daughter expresses on a daily ...
Serve Your Spouse Well
Let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:18 It’s been a long day. The little ones are *finally* asleep and I’m sitting on the couch eating ice cream, clearly thinking only of myself and what a day I’ve had. There he is, my dear sweet husband. ...
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