The One Phrase that Stops (almost) Every Fight in Our Marriage
Marriage is hard. It is so wonderful, but it is also challenging. Partly because you are as open and vulnerable with your spouse as you have ever been or ever will be, and that leaves you open to getting hurt. Here is one phrase that stops just about every fight that starts in our marriage. […]
Postpartum Depression: A Husband’s Story
Two Perspectives This post is one of a pairing. The first part was my wife’s story. My wife suffered from severe postpartum depression for three years after the birth of our youngest child. This was probably the most challenging season in our marriage, bar none. As people often do, my wife and I learned a […]
How to Live With Post Partum Depression
Two Perspectives This post is one of a pairing. We are hoping it brings encouragement to those facing the daily reality of living with postpartum depression. I suffered from severe postpartum depression for years after the birth of our youngest child. This was probably the most challenging season in our marriage, bar none. As people […]
Jubilance for PMS – Women Who Hardly PMS Have These Daily Habits
Women are often hard on themselves about PMS. Why do we do that? Why do we punish ourselves for something we can’t control, instead of preparing our minds and bodies for an event that is a prominent part of our womanhood? We need to embrace our PMS. Does that mean we throw up our hands […]
Reconciling Contradictions: A Biracial Perspective on Racism
Author: Sarah Levy One of the most important things my father ever taught me about race came when choosing a college. I am mixed. My mother is white, and my father is black. I have lived the majority of my life in mostly white communities, but whatever the space, I would sometimes suffer for being […]
How to Stay Sane When Mom Life Becomes Insane
Mom life isn’t easy. I’m fairly certain the world knows and appreciates that more now than ever. Being a SAHM has its beauty, but let’s not forget how exhausting it can sometime be. One minute you’re fine, the next you’re gasping for air. This post may contain affiliate links Finding Beauty in the Chaos of […]
When the Goodness of God Doesn’t Feel Good
There is this place in my heart I go when life seems to head in a direction that, to me, seems unbearable. It’s a place I keep hidden from everyone I love, because if I let them in, it just might expose who I really am.
I wish it didn’t take until my 30’s to be okay with who I am…
I think many of us, women especially, suffer a loss of enjoying ourselves, all because we believe a devastating lie that a snip here, or a lift there can somehow make us happier or accept ourselves more…
Dear Body, We Haven’t always Gotten Along
A raw breakdown of what your body has been through, so you can start appreciating it.
5 Steps to a Peaceful Relationship With Your Mother-in-law
The complex relationship of mother-in-law to daughter-in-law has long been an issue. But as daughters-in-law, are we completely helpless? I explain why we aren’t, and how you too can have an amicable, and tolerable relationship with your mother-in-law.