When I was a newly wed, my in-laws gave my husband and I a journal. You see, every month they did what they called a “Special Event.” Each one took a turn to plan a special date or event to do with the other. They encouraged us to begin this tradition as well and write…
I plead guilty. During my first major jury duty case, I learned what it meant legally to aid and abet someone. In fact, we did find the defendant guilty of aiding and abetting a murder. It was quite the case. But many years later, I found myself guilty of the same crime (don’t worry, not…
This summer, my husband and I will celebrate our first anniversary, but this isn’t going to be one of those stories telling you the 10 things I learned in my first year. I don’t have five things I’d do differently or three lessons to share with you. Because the most important part of our first…
I did good. It was my wife’s 30th birthday, and I had the ultimate celebration for her. We were in our first year of grad school in Seattle, thousands of miles away from friends and family. She was a bit homesick, and just beginning to understand that any season other than Summer means lots of…
As a wife, I have come to recognize that I have incredible power and influence in the life of my husband. The reason we all know that “If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy” rests on the fact that we know women tend to set the temperature in any given environment. Years ago, when my…
