Imagine five women: two married (one with kids), and three single gals. All around thirty, give or take. We’re at the Opryland Hotel, piled on a hotel bed and various spots on the floor, one with … Read More
It’s Okay to Start Small
For a season of my childhood, we received food from the government. Black and white label five-pound containers of peanut butter. And cheese. I’m sure we got more, but the snapshots of those two items … Read More
The “Change Me” Prayer
I’ve always heard about it – in church, in counseling, in conversations I’ve eavesdropped on in coffee shops. You never try to change people in your relationships. You can only change you. Oh, how changing … Read More
Feeling Stuck? Two Things to Help You Give it All (or Give it Something)
I was fairly certain I would never date again, let alone be married again. When you find yourself wrapped up in a crisis of an unexpected divorce that takes you from being with one person … Read More
Stray Eyebrows, Grey Hair, And Gravity’s Effect on My Spiritual Life
Tim and I just moved back to Nashville last week, and our bathroom mirror is a lot bigger than it was in our apartment in Illinois. The lighting is also better, well, let’s just say … Read More
The 34,000 Divorces
Dear reader, I don’t know who you are. But you found this blog because you Googled something that asked something about how to find help because you’re going through a divorce. Or you’re looking for … Read More
How One Guy Won My Heart – Our Proposal Story
[Note: The engagement took place at The Establishment Theatre where Tim is in an improv group with ComedySportz!] When my husband Tim asked me to marry him (which started a slew of Instagram photos of … Read More