It’s Been a Long Day (but Too Short Before Goodnight).
It’s been a long day. Can you see me? I know your shoes and coat are wet from the rain; I can see you’re trying not to make tracks on the kitchen floor. It’s...
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Marriage Isn’t Over After Kids.
After the kids go to bed, it’s our only real time together. We pry our own sleepy eyes open and hold hands while watching TV. We make love when we’re exhausted, because it’s our...
5 Tips: Can Your Relationship Survive Without Sex?
I wanted to call this article something “mature” yet catchy, like “When Sex Can’t Be the Band-Aid.” My husband, however, suggested “From Ballin’ to Crawlin:’ Can Your Relationship Survive Without Sex?” Because, the thing...
A Fuchsia Love Story.
The sky outside the window where I sit sipping white wine and typing looks apathetic. The outline of the trees is surrounded by a boring shade of white-grey instead of bright blue or a...
We Can’t Expect More from Someone than They Can Give.
It all began with my four year old, really; this lesson that we cannot expect more from someone than they can give. The thing is, that sometimes I forget she’s four. She’s kind and...
If I Promised Not to Hurt You.
If I promised not to hurt you, would you trust me forever? Or is human trust only meant to go so far? My love for you exceeds words, even though I believe I’m very...
Why I Fell in Love with His Smile Lines.
We were sitting at the dinner table when I first noticed the fine lines around his eyes. I noticed how they splayed from the outer corner, up to his eyebrows and down to the...
I’m Sorry I Love You Too Much.
Love isn’t static. It swirls around you like balmy air sent up from the south. The wind catches your hair, and a few strands stick in the moist crease of your lips. You reach...
People Aren’t Pictures.
My four-year-old daughter just schooled me on a puzzle. To be honest, I’m not spatially oriented at all and hate puzzles. That said, she gave me a funny look as she corrected me; putting...
Why Romance is Over-Rated.
Okay, maybe not over-rated. But the definition for romance, in my opinion, is usually all wrong. Romance looked completely different to me when I was 25 than it does now at 35. At 25,...
