Marriage
The Wisdom to Know the Difference
The Wisdom to Know the Difference I used to love the show Sister Wives. I did not agree with them regarding religion, nor the reasons that the chose a polygamist lifestyle. I did not relate to sharing a husband. I found the husband to be totally annoying. What I loved about it was the relationship…
Read MoreRoller skating through life
IMG_3313 How to roller skate through life When I was a kid, going to the skating rink was the thing to do on the weekends. The cool skating rink in my hometown was a place called LaJolla. One weekend when I was about 12, I went to LaJolla by myself. I was minding my…
Read MoreThe Red String
Red String There is a legend in Japan that says two people who are destined to be together are bound by a red string tied to their pinkies. The string may become tangled, knotted, messed up, but it can never be cut. Eventually, those two people will find each other again. The legend says that…
Read MoreStaring down the second half of your life
Staring Down the Second Half of Your Life An interesting thing happened to me when I started my 40’s. I found myself taking a brutally honest inventory of my life. This led to drastic changes which impacted many lives, not just my own. My kids lives were turned upside down for a while, my ex…
Read MoreOur First Christmas
This Christmas, we decided to concentrate less on gifts & more on family. We set a budget & stuck to it. We bought each kid something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read. We did not use a single credit card to pay for anything, I saved up & used…
Read MoreThat one day I read a bible verse
Matt and I started talking about getting married earlier in the summer. We were both still legally married to other people, so it was just something that we talked about. We had no idea when or if we would actually do it. I would like to share with you about the day I decided that…
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