His comment caught me off-guard. Since I was speaking at a youth conference about teens and technology, I figured the dad waiting to speak with me wanted to talk about his crazy texting teenager. But he didn’t come to talk about his daughter. He came to talk about his wife. You see, this man was…
It’s a scene that has happened more than once around my house. Feeling tired, I get snippy with my husband James. I give short answers and huff and puff about the smallest inconveniences. If this general irritability persists for more than ten minutes, James will say these magic words: You need to take a nap….
Before getting married, my idea of camping was sitting in a casual cafe overlooking a lake before returning to a rustic motel. James’ camping experience was quite different. He remembers carrying his tent and food in his backpack and finding a different spot under the stars every night. Yikes! As you can imagine, our first…
Have you ever accused your beloved of being cheap? My husband and I have a running joke, “If it’s free, it’s me!” Free food? We’re in. Free kids stuff at a moving sale? We’re in. Free day at the museum? We’re in. Some may say we’re cheap. We say we’re frugal. During the 14 years we’ve been married, we’ve enjoyed hunting for some…
Remember when you were sick as a child? My mind flashes back to my mom holding a spoonful of medicine along with a cup of juice to wash it down. Not that it even tasted that bad. Kids’ medicine isn’t like adult medicine. It comes in an assortment of flavors from grape to bubble gum…
