A look at this picture should give you a good idea of what this Mother's Day weekend looked like for me. After 2 years of seriously looking we finally decided on new flooring last weekend and picked it up on Saturday. I was relieved to have finally put in an order & start the next step. I don't ...
Marriage, according to A Slightly Better Wife
Hope
I think too often I hope for things to change, but I don’t put in the effort to change the things I want to see changed. I am a woman who can do hard things, so why don’t I just go ahead and truly DO them already? In my marriage we’re coming out of a season of necessity where my husband has worked ...
Go For Broke Day, I’m All In
I’m a huge fan of bizarre holidays. I look for a way to celebrate or put a theme to whatever I can. I have so many dates to celebrate marked on my calendar it’s ridiculous… and awesome. Did you know that today is “Go For Broke Day”? It’s a day where you put it all out there, and take a risk. ...
Texts From Dad: The Church
From my dad: "This is the church where your mother and I got married." Okay so maybe he isn't very poetic, and this picture doesn’t spark a hundred emotions within you like it does for me, but I know my dad’s big heart and this sure made me smile! Just take another look at the picture, would you? ...
Wise Words Wednesday: Full Honesty
When my husband comes home today I am going to be very careful to tell him “I made banana bread today”, not “I made a loaf of banana bread today”. I know there is only one loaf on the counter, so the second sentence seems accurate, but in fact I made 4 loaves. One just plain disappeared, ¾ ...
Quick Tip Tuesday: Love Him Well
Let me start with saying it is 5:00 in the evening and I really need to be getting supper started and the house picked up, rather than blogging while my children play on their devices. I told myself, and you all, that I’d post a quick tip each Tuesday in February. I’m in a “If I don’t plan it, it ...
3 Cheap Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
Do you need a quick and cheap Valentine's gift idea? Here you’ll find my top 3 cheap Valentine's Day gift ideas. My husband is notorious for saying "Don't spend any money on me", and then spending money on ME. The gifts he gives are simple and sweet, but still, I want to bless him too! This post ...
Marriage: Our {Current} Word
I picked up a handful of these cute little chalkboard label stand things (unofficial title) at Hobby Lobby to use for a flea market this past summer. After the big event I stuck one of these on our bathroom counter between the His &Her sinks. I planned to only leave it there for the weekend, ...
January 26th is National Spouses Day!
Did you know that today is National Spouses Day? It's okay if you didn't, I just heard it on the news about 20 minutes ago! Apparently each year on January 26th, National Spouses Day is observed. While I like to think that in a healthy marriage you'd just honor and celebrate your spouse ...
Finding JOY in my Husband’s Personality: Christmas Break 2015 Edition
Each year around Christmas my husband takes a couple weeks off of work to just “be”. Some years he takes on huge projects, and some years he just fiddles around the house. As a young bride it used to drive me crazy when he’d take all that time off of work and not “DO” anything. I never understood ...
Free Coffee!
If you're a regular here, you know how my husband likes to bless me with coffee... when it's free. ;) This cup is brought to you me by the Family Eye Care Center. It's just a silly-cute thing he started doing after he heard of one of my dad's shenanigans: My dad "takes my mom out for dinner" at ...
Out With The Old, In With The New
My husband can be stubborn, practical, frugal, and every other similar word you can think of. I just tossed these old worn out shoes of his in the garbage can. I have no doubt in my mind that he's going to see them and give me 10 good reasons why he's keeping them. Anyone else know someone like ...
Fair Trade: Coffee and Accessories
Although my husband doesn't like coffee, and I assure you I did not know this before I married him, he buys it for me anyways. In marriage there is commitment AND compromise, folks. Over the last 11 years that I've been buying coffee (since I can't just drink my parents' for free any more) I've ...
My Heart Today: The Orphans
Photo Courtesy of Courtney Lorenz Photography. My family and I drove home from church today in our Town and Country van. We bought it new, had it custom-fit for our family, and delivered to the same dealership where we had bought our last minivan, just a couple years before that. When we got ...
Happiest Pumpkin in the Patch
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 ...