Last week, my mom had a seizure. It was a stressful experience for her. She has multiple health issues, and developing epilepsy after a stroke she suffered three years ago is one of them. Whenever she has a challenging day, it unfortunately turns into a challenging week and sometimes a challenging month. It’s hard for me to watch because she is my mom, and I want the best … [Read more...]
Why Your Spouse Doesn’t Need You to Be Brutally Honest
Brutal honesty is overrated. And this statement is coming from someone who values honesty above all other character traits. I think your word is all you have, and once I can’t trust your word, I don’t have much to talk to you about. One of the things I appreciate most about my marriage is my ability to trust my husband. So why am I knocking the idea of being brutally honest? … [Read more...]
Master These 3 Traits and You’re Ready for Marriage
You've heard it a million times. Marriage is hard. Marriage is difficult. Marriage takes work. Clichés are clichés for a reason. Sometimes we hear them so often that it's easy to forget the truth they lay out so clearly. The coupling of two worlds into one new, whole, complete, and fully functional mega-world is no easy feat. And like any difficult thing, it takes skill … [Read more...]