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Keeping It Real

Already blogging in the Fitness, Home Business and Parenting Teens categories I am very excited to be contributing to the area of Marriage. I have such a tender heart toward marriages, especially those that are struggling because in my own we have been able to overcome some incredibly trying times. In September we will be celebrating our 20th anniversary. Not only can I hardly believe we have been married for almost 20 years but there are many others who are just as surprised. You see, our marriage was labeled as being doomed from the very beginning. My hope is that … Continue reading →

100 Things Every Marriage Should Experience Before Dying

Have you heard of the book 100 Things To Do Before You Die? (Not to be confused with 101 Things To Do Before You Die, which, while the title’s similar, is an entirely different beast of a book and was written by a different author, Richard Horne.) Dave Freeman, one of the 100’s co-authors, died this past August. I’ve never read the book, but I certainly got a sense of the man. Here’s a snippet from his obituary in the Los Angeles Times: The “100 Things” approach later swept the publishing industry, said Neil Teplica, who wrote the book with … Continue reading →