It’s easy to have a pessimistic view about marriage in the United States today – finding statistics that say about 50 percent of marriages in the U.S. end in divorce isn’t hard.
10 Reasons to Marry a Nerd
I firmly believe that everyone should marry a nerd.
The Summer of No
So this summer I am saying no. Unless something directly benefits the relationship that I have with my children or my marriage or my close friendships than it is quite simply, not worth it. I am choosing them. I am choosing me.
Motherhood Friends
These mothers have given me support and allowed me to support them – not in return, but in widening ripples where the original help is a legend we know from somewhere primitive.
Better Alone
The incessancy of child rearing is rarely spoken about, along with the utter lack of clarity of mind when spending a full day parenting, moving from one task to the next all day long.
The Stress of Mother’s Day
We introduced a new tradition last year, Mother’s Day Eve. I asked my mom to co-host it with me and we made it an adult mother-daughter affair
A Marriage in the Making
I've lived many caricatures in this lifetime, and through them all… he loved me.
Why I Love to Read Aloud to my Husband
I discovered that if my husband came home perseverating about work issues or was overwhelmed with stress, if I offered to read to him, he would almost jump at the opportunity.
Technology and the Modern Marriage: A Love Story
Sadly, I have become a slave to technology, never wandering too far from my phone or computer, lest I miss out on something fabulous happening somewhere in the stratosphere.
10 Things I Hold True After 10 Years of Marriage
What are tenets you hold true about happily ever after?