Marriage Is…

Earlier this year, I wrote about the “Love Is…” cartoons created by Kim Casali and their significance to my relationship with Wayne throughout our years together. In the vein of those cartoons, sans the drawings, I’ve whittled down some of the lessons I’ve learned from Families.com members, other bloggers, and my own personal experiences to compile a list of a few things I think marriage is. Marriage Is…: Filling in the Rest of the Sentence 1. Not always easy. 2. Sometimes aggravating. 3. About needing to trade places (i.e. putting yourself in your spouse’s shoes) from time to time. (Especially … Continue reading

Love Lessons?

Should we take a few lessons on love from the younger (much younger) generations? Here’s what some kids think about love: Loving somebody means you have to kiss ‘em right on the mouth! If a boy loves a girl, he better do what she says. When a mommy and daddy want a baby, they pick out one that looks like them. If the mommy loves the daddy most, she gets one that looks like him. Never tell your friends you love a boy, or they might start liking him too. Poem I Roses are red ~ Violets are blue ~ … Continue reading