Are you still having fun in your marriage? Still married but not feeling the pizazz, like you’d like to? Do you want fun? Laughter? Passion? My husband and I had a very rocky start to our marriage, but over our thirty-five years we have learned the secret to keeping it new and vibrant and alive. […]
I had a secret fear for many years. One that I told no one. Not even my husband. This fear started after our children were born. As they grew older, my fear grew. I feared the empty nest years. I loved and enjoyed my children with extreme delight and couldn’t imagine life being as good […]
I’ve been watching Hallmark Christmas movies with my husband y’all. We may be addicted. It has become a new Christmas tradition in the Williams home. I love the happy endings. I wait for it and then act like I didn’t see it coming, “Oh, how sweet, they’re in love.” It seems it’s always the same […]
Marriage is not for the faint of heart. It’s a commitment beyond what most expect. We go into marriage with kaleidoscopic dreams and fantasy hopes. Some think marriage is all unicorns and lollypops and fairy godmothers and clouds and pumpkin carriages. At some point reality hits and one is faced with the stark truth that […]
While reading a book by pastor Andy Stanley a certain page jumped out at me. I must share it with you! He says the toughest sermon he ever preached was on divorce and remarriage. He went on to say that he didn’t like what the text read in the Bible and what Jesus said about […]
It was date night. I love date night. I love it when my husband gives all of his attention to me. What wife doesn’t like that, right? While on our date we were seated side-by-side in a booth at one of our favorite restaurants. Yes, we are one of those weird couples who sometimes sit […]
I volunteer with elementary age children at my church – 3rd graders on Saturday night, and 5th graders on Sunday morning. Seeing the kids are a highlight of every week. In the Sunday morning class is where I met Alex (not her real name), a cute-little-adorable-very-shy 5th grade girl. Her first week in class she […]
It was a normal Saturday morning. “Do you want to come with me when I get my hair cut?” Why was my husband asking me to come along? Initially, I didn’t want to, I had “plans” for my morning. But instead of answering him I paused. And I’m glad I did. “Then, after, I want […]
When my children were young and funds were low and craziness was high and hubby and I needed some adult time, I started a family favorite and called it—you guessed it—Hot Dog Night. If you’re a mom and you’ve found yourself saying, “Mine, mine, mine” or “Are we there yet?” and you’re humming Twinkle Twinkle […]
There was a time, some time ago, where my husband was going through an excessively stressful season. It seemed to come to a head one day as he talked with me through some of the decisions he needed to make, and the challenges he was facing. I listened. I wanted to add in my “solutions.” […]
