One day my daughter will be able to articulate the many ways I have failed her as a father. Today, though, I write about a time I got it right. Bedtime with my kids is among my favorite moments of the day. I love making up stories, horsey rides on my back, and last kisses…
The one thing you can count on in marriage is that you and your spouse won’t always see eye to eye. There will come those times when there will be quarrels, arguments, and disagreements. Some will be heated, some won’t. Sometimes you will be right, and sometimes you won’t. I’ve been learning that a lot…
“I feel like we’re nothing more than roommates!” I hope I’m not the only woman who has ever said that. Or, the only woman who has felt her revealed heart pierced by a husband who glanced up from his video game, the back of the sports page or his fishing lure to say, “What?” Or…
With all of the dysfunction of the national government lately, I keep thinking if you tried to run a household like the government is modeling for us financially, you would be in big trouble! And as for a relationship, can you imagine what would happen if you tried to resolve conflict the way our elected…
Here are the things I thought happily married couples would do: dance in the kitchen, have fabulous sex, travel the world, and be able to have lengthy, meaningful conversations while hardly saying a word. In fact, the telepathic love connection expectation ran pretty high. Think of Schmidt’s character in New Girl: just one look at…
