Carving out a sanctuary for the weary
That man you met and exchanged phone numbers with for the first time? Kiss him goodbye. That man you wondered about and wanted when you were apart? Kiss him goodbye. That man who took you to a movie or bought your dinner and you were too nervous to eat in …
If you’re tired of circling the same mountain in your marriage and you want something new, you are not alone. You’re dizzy, frustrated, exhausted, devastated, disoriented, hungry, lonely, empty, or even just a little bit quieter than you would like to be. And you want something to change. But you can’t …
So your marriage isn’t what you thought it would be, isn’t what you want it to be, or maybe it’s already over. You signed the papers and stood over its grave- maybe in a cemetery lined with divorce statistics, mulched by legal fees, or maybe you just imagined it so …
I now pronounce you husband and wife. With one sentence, you enter a new life. Two imperfect people from different backgrounds, traditions, temperaments, inclinations, incomes, interests, and expectations welded together with three little words- husband and wife. For the rest of your life. But many of us never make it that …
Yesterday was our ninth wedding anniversary. And we didn’t celebrate. We didn’t get a babysitter. We didn’t sneak away. I don’t even remember if we ate dinner together last night. Wait. Nope. We didn’t. I took the girls to sign up for cheerleading for the first time, which prompted an inner …