If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The year is almost gone and it is time to reflect back on the previous twelve months. Was there anything that was amazingly good? Was there more good than bad? Hopefully you answered both of these questions with a […]
I recently attended a 50th Anniversary couple for an old English teacher of mine. I watched them together as he stood up everytime she did, and how he pulled her chair out at the table to allow her space to sit down. They must be in their 80s now and he is almost blind, but […]
Tis the season of giving. Have you thought of making yourself the present this year? Making love under the christmas tree with just the lights splashing across your bodies can be very erotic. If you or your spouse is too tired for a night of passion (hey! it can be a very stressful time of year), consider […]
So, it’s been a really bad day and you can’t for the life of you figure out what you are doing in this relationship anymore. Perhaps you are hurt, perhaps you are angry, perhaps you are just to the point of not knowing what you are. All are viable emotions that creep into even the […]
Wanna know a secret? Love requires sacrifice. Love means doing things that you do not feel like doing and listening to the same stories over and over again. Love also may require having no hot water when you sleep in and miss the first shower. Love isn’t perfect. Anyone can tell you that. Growing a […]
In a book I was reading recently about the history of marriage and love, I noted that the Puritans had what seemed to be a very healthy outlook on the marital commitment. The Puritans looked at marriage as an extremely blessed event that gave marital partners an opportunity to not only love, but also to forgive. […]
I have had a great best friend for 23 years, or at least we’ve been friends 23 years, and we’ve been best friends most of that time. But I sometimes forget that my husband is my best friend, too, and so is my best friend’s husband her best friend. The relationships we share with our […]