I looked at the time. 6:13. My husband said he would be home by 6:00. The baby was crying, the toddler was pulling all the Tupperware out of the cupboard, the pork chops were cold, and I was ready to clock out. The front door opened. I stayed in the kitchen glaring at the pork […]
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(to hear the audio recording of this post, click on the link above) My husband, Brian, asked me to marry him on our 4th date. That’s crazy. We didn’t even know each other. And I said yes, which is even crazier. He had no idea I couldn’t throw a Frisbee straight to save my life,
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I lug heavy cast iron skillets to the wash station across from our campsite and grouch. Grumble, gripe, grouch. I pass my husband and boys playing cornhole. I could ask them to help but I would rather play the martyr, sigh, and grouch my grouchy hands into the soapy water to scrub bacon grease off
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“You are way too blunt.” “You’re not blunt! You just tell it like it is!” “I appreciate your small talk. It makes me feel like you care.” “Enough small talk already- just get to the point!” Ever been completely confused by people’s contrasting opinions of your communication style? Ever been bewildered, trying to figure out
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It’s April 27, 2001, 7:30pm. In an old theater, a hope-filled boyfriend kneels on a stage floor and offers his girlfriend a ring and life together. She smiles, “Yes!” Happy tears. He pours juice into the cup, bought especially for this occasion. He breaks the bread. They share communion. Community. Communication. They share. Wedding day.
While many women are unabashedly enthusiastic football fans, providing praise-worthy recreational companionship for their significant others, others of us like to keep a low profile, drawing on the element of surprise to garner the admiration of our sweeties. For me, I fall into the latter camp, and have used many verbal strategies over my 12
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