• Inspiration

    What I’ve Learned About Marriage and Love

    What I’ve Learned About Marriage and Love I’ve written a lot about my children. In fact, the original title of this blog was Parenting With a Dash of Inspiration. I’ve included my husband in many posts, but I haven’t written much about our relationship. There’s a reason for that… It scares me. Even though I’ve been with my husband for a long time, I never felt like I could ever offer marriage advice. Marriage is tough. I’m not an expert. But we are still together after twenty-nine years so I thought I could be brave, open up a little bit and share what I’ve learned. The Beginning I suppose the…

  • Parenting

    Marriage and the Mountain

    Marriage and the Mountain When I was young I used to look out my bedroom window at night and gaze at the bright moon. I would think right then, at that very moment, the man I was going to one day marry was looking at the same moon. When the time was right we would meet, fall in love and live happily ever after. Then I met him he said he was never getting married or having children. It wasn’t as I envisioned but was a challenge I accepted. Along the way I learned a lot about love and marriage. I discouraged my daughter from believing in the fairy tale…