An adjective is defined as a word used to describe a person, place or thing.  Who remembers this Grammar Rock Video 🙂 The other day I asked my husband for 3 adjectives that he thought described me. He did and I was surprised at his word choices.  What I found interesting is that 2 out of the 3 words he used I did not feel described … Continue reading Marital Monday: Adjectives
If someone asked me to define the phrase, “a labor of love”, I would say it means hard work you do because you enjoy it not because you will receive praise or any compensation for it. For me marriage is a labor of love. It takes hard work as well as continuous effort but I do it because I enjoy a happy marriage and the … Continue reading A Labor of Love
I once read somewhere that, “women use words to share emotions, while men use words to share information.” I must say I found this saying to be very true in the early part of my marriage. I have always found Rick to be a great communicator. That was one of the qualities that initially attracted me to him.  However, I don’t think it was until after we … Continue reading Marital Monday: Sharing Emotions vs Sharing Information
I asked, “How did you know he/she was the one?” She said, ” From our very first date it just felt like I already knew him. And every time after that it felt more and more comfortable.” He said, “I just knew.  Whether it is just walking in the park, or on the beach, she just fills me up.” Yesterday was such a great day.  I … Continue reading Marital Monday: Love, Love, Love, Love Crazy Love
Over the next few months many couples will be entering a new phase. Some of your children may be graduating high school and going away to college. Others may be graduating college and have decided to relocate. Whatever the reason, when your children are no longer in the home you have entered the “empty nest” phase of your marriage. I am nowhere near entering … Continue reading Marital Monday: The Empty Nest
Recently I came across this great article at pulse.ng on ways to handle stress in your marriage. Below I have copied the article How to deal with stress in your marital relationship. Marriage comes with its own share of stress, and it takes a lot of restraint to not buckle under it. However, you need to find a way to make sure that you don’t … Continue reading Marital Monday: Ways to Deal with Stress
Never Balanced, Always Fulfilled 