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Good Bones

June is my favorite month, because it’s our anniversary month. I always look forward to walking down memory lane with my husband and reliving one of the best days. We are coming up on year 13… absolutely insane that it has already been that long. I have always said marriage is hard and it has its challenges but it is not that hard when you are married to the right person. We have had our struggle years, and I can vividly remember when I sat in our bedroom and thought I don’t know if we are going to make it. That’s when I turned to God and dug deeper into His word and I pulled closer to my husband. Recently I have started Holly Furtick’s online Bible study, Becoming Mrs. Betterhalf, and I have enjoyed it so much. There is always something we can be improving on in our relationships, ALWAYS, and that is what marriage is, it is work. I want to be the best version of myself for Adam and our family. I remember hearing someone before we had our girls say that we, Adam and I, come before…

Back To The Beginning

There is nothing like the end of the school year drawing near and sports changing up to add more chaos to your life. I told my husband recently that this time of year is almost worse than Christmas time. There are so many things being piled up that it has caused a pause in the making time for US in our marriage. I have been reading a book that has truly challenged me in our marriage. It has been such a book of encouragement and so uplifting. It has made me realize a few things that I had the wrong view on and some things that I could work better at. Do you remember how you and your husband were when you were first together? The early years of marriage of just the two of you wanting to be together all the time, going on dates, when you loved talking to him all the time, when you couldn’t wait for him to get home because you missed him so much in those 8 hours, or when we knew we wanted the best for each other and we were always on the same team not against each other, and…