Just Because You Are You

So many times when we are in the middle of our marriages we focus the shortcomings in ourselves and in our spouses. We look at the flabby middle, the graying hair, the fact that no matter how we try, we just can’t learn to make a good casserole. We worry that with marriage comes familiarity leading to disinterest, or that we don’t keep ourselves attractive enough. How many times have you asked your spouse or has he asked you, “Why do you love me?” Have you been able to reply from the heart about all of the little things, the … Continue reading

Creating a Wedding Wall

Yesterday I mentioned re-creating a wedding wall. So what is a wedding wall? This was something we had in a previous house. When she was younger our daughter could hardly wait for the day she would be married and go up on the wedding wall. It took us a while to get to it. After we moved, we put up couple of photos on whatever hooks happened to be already in the house but that was it. However, we always intended to put the wedding wall back together. Now, finally after a lot of time, fiddling and patience, it is … Continue reading