I have been married to a handyman now, coming up on 7 years. These years have been full of craziness. Being married to a handyman is no small feat, and I’d like to let you in on what it’s like. This is especially important for the new...
Category - Marriage
To the Wife of the Broken Man Who Left You For Another
Dear Wife of the Broken Man, You have also been weighing heavily on my heart. So, just like I talked to your broken, unfaithful man and the unprincipled woman he’s with, I want to tell you a few things. First off, I am so sorry this is part of...
To the Unprincipled Woman Shacking Up with Another’s Husband
To the Unprincipled Woman deep in adultery, I’ve had you on my heart for a while now. I’m sure you don’t get a lot of support or encouragement in your new role. Even those with the lowest of morals seem to look down on you. So...
To the Broken, Unfaithful Man Who Left His Wife for Another
Dear Broken, Unfaithful Man, I could have a lot of choice words for you. But that’s not really my place, and I’m sure you’ve heard a lot of that anyway. So I want to say a few different things. First off, taking you out of the...
3 Reasons Why a Father Is So Important To The Family
Growing up, I really only saw my own dad in the position of ‘father’. We knew no one outside the immediate family. There were many reasons, but he never got to be the dad I imagine he could have been, and even wanted to be. There were...
When You Have a Good One: How To Encourage Daddy
It’s super easy to list all the ways Hubby (and Daddy) is inadequate. Isn’t it? Tell me you’re not one of us who can plaster him to a wall when he falls short. What do you do when he doesn’t put the right matching shorts on...
How to Love on Your Wife When She Has Postpartum Depression
Postpartum Depression can suck the life right out of Mama. It can even suck the life out of the whole family. It’s not something we can ignore, and we shouldn’t. This one is for you husbands. Normally I don’t address you directly...
A Love Letter To My Strong, Faithful Man
To Ryan – my strong, faithful man Do you remember that deserted old playground in the boon-dock, backwoods area I grew up in? It was dusk and we sat together for the first time on a rickety tire swing, feeling like middle schoolers, with 23...
From The Tired, Lonely, Discouraged One Called Mama
It’s been a long day. No, it’s been a long week. There’s been a thousand diaper changes, at my hand. More than 50% requiring a whole outfit change because the poop or spit up was too much to just be wiped away. (I don’t wipe...
When You Have the “Perfect Little Family”
This pregnancy has been weird. 27 weeks flew by and we’re down to the wire with huge house renovations again, causing massive amounts of deja vu. (This happened last time, only with a different house!) I’ve struggled through a lot of it...
