Q: My husband goes to his parents’ house by himself every Friday night by himself and also after work on weekdays. On Sundays, he includes me and our children on these visits. His parents are 10-15 minutes drive and my parents are about 20-25 minutes away. I only see my parents once a week and…
It’s so relieving to read a book by authors who don’t pretend to be smarter than you are. It’s not so relieving to read a book that scratches the scabs off of ordinary relationship issues. Wounds you’d rather let heal on their own. Beyond Ordinary by Justin and Trisha Davis is not a title that jumps…
Growing up, one of my family’s Christmas traditions was watching the George C. Scott version of A Christmas Carol. Crotchety old Ebenezer endured the presence of three frightening specters sent to teach him the true meaning of Christmas. The Ghost of Christmas Past always intrigued me the most. Flipping back through pages of time, being…
A few years back before I was married I started thinking about my daily life and all the things I didn’t do anymore. Or not very often, at least. They were activities I enjoyed that renewed me and enriched my life. But because of the busyness of work and other daily duties I felt like…
I gasped. Surely, the email I’d just received was a hoax. My then-fiancé, now-husband, Ted hadn’t really intervened in a work-related issue for me, had he? Gulp! — He had. The day before, I’d shown Ted the cover art for a video project I was producing for my boss. As a professional designer himself, he…
