As a new calendar begins, many of us make goals for the next year—or next five years if we’re visionaries. These might include paying off a car loan, remodeling the kitchen, joining a local gym, or enrolling in grad school. Somehow, however, we often neglect to set goals for marriage. Urgent and pressing needs often dictate…
You know the spiel. January 1… the new day in the new year just in time for the new you. At some point, we have all made resolutions and we start on January 1. We are headstrong and armed with everything we need to execute the list. In short order; however, we grow weary and…
It may look fine on your calendar: Grandma Jan’s house for Christmas breakfast, your mom’s house for lunch, his step-dad’s house for dinner, and your grandpa’s house for a second dinner. Everyone’s covered and there are no overlaps on the planner. But by the end of the day you’re exhausted and so stuffed that you’re…
So…when are you going to start having kids?” It’s a question you’d better get used to as most couples find that well-meaning friends, co-workers and distant relatives start asking it almost immediately after hearing the words, “I do.” But before you get to the “when” of having kids, you need to tackle the “if.”…
I am a planner. Organization is medicinal for me, and it’s also imperative for my day-to-day functioning. In my defense, my slightly obsessive compulsive planning impulses were birthed out of necessity. Because of some high expectations and aspirations I have placed on my life, I have always juggled way too many tasks in too little…
