My husband and I were browsing Yahoo News recently and stumbled upon a story about a Navajo Code talker, defending the name of the Washington Redskins. Sheepishly, I asked my military history buff spouse, “Exactly what were the Code Talkers?” My husband explained that during WWII, they were Navajo men who used their ancient language…
Recently I was listening to the radio and heard an interview with the founder of “Ashley Madison,” an online dating site for married individuals. If you haven’t heard of their company before, their tagline is “Life is short. Have an affair.” As I heard this individual being introduced, my jaw dropped open and my thoughts…
Candace Cameron Bure, former child star of the popular 1990s sitcom “Full House,” has recently been under fire from the media. Her statements about living out biblical submission in her marriage with ex-NHL player husband, Valeri, have been making the headlines. In her newly released book, Balancing It All: My Story of Juggling Priorities and…
My husband has never raised his voice at me. Well, there was this one time. {Side note: if you “never” raise your voice, that one time you do will be very effective.} Let me give some context first. Bill was a busy pastor in a small town. We lived in a rambly old house with…
“I’d rather you not touch my shower towel, okay?” I quizzically glanced at my new husband, Ted. My freshly washed hands frozen in mid-air, just inches from his towel. Was he being serious? After all, he did have dry humor down to an art. This wouldn’t be the first time he’d fooled me into believing…
