Category Archives: Marriage

Sweet Beginnings and Our Need for Grace

This past weekend I was asked to be a part of a sweet wedding in Tennessee.  I’ve known the groom since he arrive a bit early weighing not even 5 lbs and I remember thinking that his pacifier was as … Continue reading

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breathing the same air

this is a Valentine’s Day guest post from J.D. our pastor preached on the 3rd commandment last Sunday, he called it “Misusing God’s Name” the 3rd commandment is the one that we mostly know as “don’t take the Lord’s name … Continue reading

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To My Valentines

I am totally ripping this off from a piece I read in the New York Times and just loved.  It’s had me feeling nostalgic all day.  So here is a little valentine message to some of the men that have … Continue reading

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Fifteen Years

I have a good friend who is going through a really rough time in his marriage.  One day we were talking and he asked me if I felt great passion for my husband.  If I looked at JD and felt … Continue reading

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Fourteen Years

On this day fourteen years ago, we were gathered with our family and friends on a beautiful fall day in Tennessee.  The day started out dreary,  but as I stepped out of the car and took my Daddy’s arm, the … Continue reading

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A Strange Mix

These past few days have been a very strange mix of normal and surreal.  There were many times when things felt like they’ve always felt.  JD and I drove off to Cleveland Thursday afternoon and it kind of felt like … Continue reading

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Forward or Back? Up or Down?

I am coming to you, my friends to settle what has been a long running argument in our house.  For years, if I wanted the A/C to blow colder, I would say to JD, “Let’s turn the air up.”  He … Continue reading

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Now He’ll Know

For the past 14 years my husband will tell anyone who asks that I’m great fun to be married to. Except for 3 days a month. I admit that I suffer from a raging case of hormones that most times … Continue reading

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The One Where My Husband (Almost) Loses His Plumber’s License

Our kitchen faucet had been broken for months.  At first it was just a little bit broken.  By that I mean that the little thingy on the top that tells you which direction to turn for cold and which to … Continue reading

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Not An Easy Job

It is not an easy job being married to me. I am a bit of a control freak, fiercely independent (to my detriment at times), and lets just say that with the onset of peri-menopause my moods can sometimes be … Continue reading

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