Re-Written Wedding Vows
I Re-Wrote My Wedding Vows by Ashford Evans Last night my husband was helping my daughter fry up some fresh fish that they had just caught together at the lake. We’ll just say that the kitchen is NOT his forte and they were…
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I Re-Wrote My Wedding Vows by Ashford Evans Last night my husband was helping my daughter fry up some fresh fish that they had just caught together at the lake. We’ll just say that the kitchen is NOT his forte and they were…
Imperfect Parenting by Ruth Dawkins It makes me laugh when people talk about ‘imperfect parenting’. Really, is there any other kind? I have a long list of past roles I’ve done imperfectly. I was an imperfect college student – spending…
5 Ways to Ease the Stress of Parenthood Have you ever wandered through the aisles of Target, with your toddler grabbing and tugging on your stained t-shirt, exposing your nursing bra to all onlookers and wondered, “How do all the…
How to Have the Sex Talk Having the sex talk. It’s not something you can avoid if you’re a parent. You could, I suppose, but then you’d probably have a daughter that explores on her own with the men at…
I Just Want to Pee Alone by Gina Ballentine I had no idea that going to the bathroom alone was permanently off the menu once I had kids. If I lock the door, little hands and feet appear under the…
A Woman’s Place is in the Kitchen by Ashford Evans I started dating my husband 16 years ago (holy crap is that right?!?!) And I spent the last 7 1/2 years married to him. The most important lesson that I…
5 Beauty Routines, and How They Changed After Kids Everyone always warns you when you’re pregnant that once the baby comes, “everything is going to change!” and it’s true. The relationship with our spouses and friends change, our bodies are…
Keep Your Sanity While Parenting by Ashford Evans 1. Drink. I don’t care if it’s coffee, peppermint tea, or if you wanna go straight Uptown Funk (“Fill my cup, put some liquor in it”). There’s something to be said for…
Reasons to Have Sex by Morgan Carver Richards I hate hearing about married couples who have stopped having sex. There are various reasons why couples stop having sex, and some are legitimate. However, there are literally thousands of reasons that…
The Laundry Fairy by Erika Grediaga Dear Family, You might not have a single clean sock, or a fresh pair of undies to wear… and yet you believe in me: in my wonderful ability to magically transport from wherever I…
I recently wrote a post about how we need to be reminded to have manners in a world of technology. I got feedback about how difficult it is to follow through with some of the tips, so I’ve devised another list to show…
How many times have you gone to a kid’s birthday party and gotten a mass email as a thank you? It seems like this is norm lately, and it’s bothersome. If a parent bought your child a present, threw it…