What I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me
by Marielle
I felt a bit blindsided by motherhood. I’m just being honest. Judge if you will. But like I said… blindsided. As soon as I found out I was expecting, people started giving me advice....
Summer at Home Date Night Ideas
Whether you’re still playing it safe with COVID, can’t find a babysitter, or simply don’t want to go out, why not have a summer date night at home? Stay at...
10 Years In: Go to Bed Angry & Other Marriage Lessons
After my husband and I got married, one of the first things I did was change his name to “husband” in my phone. I was so excited to be married...
A Pandemic Date
It was a perfect day for a date. The weather was sunny and warm but not overbearing. There was a light breeze. The restaurant patio was surrounded by trees and...
Dating Your Husband Again
Will this phase ever end?… was what I was thinking a year ago. When will me and my husband just be us again? [Image credit: Chelsie Lopez] Don’t get me...
Their Father’s House
Every other weekend, my child goes to her father’s house. Just a few years ago, every other weekend made me sick to my stomach. I had high anxiety about sending...
Will This Phase Ever End?
In full disclosure, I wrote this post 4 months ago. But wasn’t quite ready to post it. Probably because I think it was too raw for me at the time....
My Truth as a Single Parent
I imagined parenting to be difficult and exhausting yet rewarding. I imagined sharing my children’s milestones as well as parenting milestones with my partner. I pictured us watching our baby...
Second Evening: Party Like It’s Bedtime
A few years ago, my husband, kids and I were at my sister’s home for a wild Friday night family date. And while we were having fun, it had not...
A Mother’s Day Gift Guide with Meaning
Mother’s Day gift guides are everywhere this time of year but rarely do they capture the true essence of celebrating mom and all that she does. The other day, my...
Spring Shoe Trends 2019
It’s almost time… You know what I’m talking about – that moment when the ankle booties you pranced around in all winter suddenly go from cute and flirty, to clunky...
It Won’t Get Easier, but You’ll Get Stronger
My husband and I were driving in the car the other day and talking about how much we have changed since we got married because of circumstances that have happened...
No “I”
by Meghan Yancy
My husband and I have been married for over 10 years now. It honestly keeps getting better and better. Until it doesn’t. {Photos by KNZ Photography} We had gotten into a...
Marriage and Kids: Making It Work
{Photo Credit: Lyly Photography} After entering parenthood, many couples end up focusing so much on their kiddos that they forget about their relationship. Kids affect your life in every single way....