All my friends know that I am extremely hard on myself, as almost all moms are. We never feel our kids are being raised...
It’s approaching that time of the year. People are hustling and bustling around, buying Christmas gifts, attending holiday parties, checking off to-do lists, and...
A few days ago I was scrolling through my feed, and I came across one of those memes that pokes fun at wives spending...
I was first introduced to the concept of family meetings at a marriage conference I dragged John to when we were engaged {yes, I...
I've said this before in an introduction paragraph, but I have a really great husband. Yes, sometimes marriage is hard and we need to...
I remember the day that pregnancy test first showed a double line. It was an hour of shock followed by several more of elation....
I have been married for almost 14 years and have lived 45 minutes away from my in-laws the entire time. In contrast, my family...
Sometimes I look for two pink lines.
Sometimes I feel phantom kicks that I hope are real.
Sometimes I hope that a day late means more...
There's no secret here :: We LOVE 2840 at Dukessa! We met our newest contributors here back in January. They are the location of...
We sat together nervously {close enough so that our bodies naturally touched}, facing a woman whose profession it is to look at a marriage...

























