Often times while I am cleaning the kitchen I find a good documentary to play on the laptop. A couple of months ago I came across the HBO Documentary 112 Weddings on HBO Go. This was an amazing film. I watch it again with my husband and we paused and discussed throughout the film. The conversation it evoked between us was amazing. We shared things … Continue reading Marital Monday: 112 Weddings
I don’t know if it is because I am a Social Worker but I always feel the need to give advice when my husband is talking. Okay! I must be honest. I just don’t give advice. I totally assess what he is saying and give him a full out treatment plan. This works well when he asks me for my help but many times he … Continue reading Marital Monday: Don’t Talk Just Listen
The other day my husband was saying how his yearly self evaluation at work was due. We began to joke about self evaluating ourselves as spouses. That conversation led me to thinking. In every job there is a job description. The job description includes several things but the overall purpose of the job description is to provide the individual with a blueprint of what the … Continue reading Marital Monday: Job Descriptions
One of the best things you can do for your spouse is to become a better you. How can you be the spouse or parent you were called to be if you are not the best version of yourself. Don’t you want to give your family the best? That goal will never be attained if you are unable to be the best you can be. … Continue reading Marital Monday: Be a Better You!!!
“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook” ~ William James Recently, I was reading an article interviewing married couples who had been married for a number of years. They were asked questions about how they met, how they knew they found “the one”, and some others. What stood out to me was the repetitive answer to this question, “What advice would you … Continue reading Marital Monday: Pick and Choose Your Battles
I can not believe it is December 29, 2014. Where has this year gone? Did you make any resolutions this year? I usually do not. But for this new year I think I am going to make some marital resolutions. Not things for my husband and I to do together but things that I could do to make me a better wife. I think I … Continue reading MARITAL MONDAY: Try to be a Better Spouse
Never Balanced, Always Fulfilled 