I believe that good manners start at home. When we treat our family members with respect, they learn how to treat others in the same way. When our family members see us exercising good manners, they learn and are encouraged to do the same. A great place to start with good manners is the way… Continue reading Why Phone Etiquette Matters
Category: Marriage
14 Days To A Hopeful Marriage {2020}
Yesterday, Paul and I celebrated the 10 year anniversary of our first date. We were married less than 11 months later! The fact that we are still married, still dating, still smiling at each other is not a testimony to his greatness as a husband or my greatness as a wife. It's not because we… Continue reading 14 Days To A Hopeful Marriage {2020}
Anniversary Q&A {2019}
Tomorrow we are celebrating the 9th anniversary of our Christmas wedding! In honor of that event, I'm sharing the answers to nine of the questions you asked us on Instagram. We had fun working through these questions together! What has been the biggest help to get through 9 years of marriage? Paul: Spending lots of… Continue reading Anniversary Q&A {2019}
The Question That’s Making A Difference In My Marriage
The longer I'm married, the harder I have to work at it. Familiarity, busyness, independence and selfishness all crowd in and turn me into a routine-driven checklist-making wife instead of a caring, thoughtful one! Marriage isn't like a good housekeeping routine that can be put on auto-pilot. It takes hard work and constant intention. Several… Continue reading The Question That’s Making A Difference In My Marriage
Thoughts On Marriage, Divorce and Hope
I like to write homemaking posts where I acknowledge how dirty and and cluttered our homes can be - and then inspire you by showing how I've cleaned and organized my home. I want to do the same with this post. Marriage is hard and definitely not as easy as organizing a closet, but there… Continue reading Thoughts On Marriage, Divorce and Hope
Of Course: The Response of a Happy Heart
In my efforts to be a grateful, polite person, I always try to thank whoever is bagging my groceries at the store. Last week I turned to the young adult as he finished putting my bags in my cart and said, "Thanks!" He looked back at me and said cheerfully, "Of course! Do you need… Continue reading Of Course: The Response of a Happy Heart
10 Summers
Pardon me while I'm nostalgic today! I realized that this is the 10th summer that Paul and I have spent together, and I thought it would be fun to look back through the pictures from those summers. We actually met in the summer of 2002. Both of us worked in the kitchen at The Wilds… Continue reading 10 Summers
