LIFE LESSONS

  • LIFE LESSONS,  MARRIAGE,  RELATIONSHIPS

    Learn How to Love Your Spouse.

    I have made Rob take every personality test you can imagine since we started dating. Lucky him, huh? I naturally have a curiosity to learn what makes a person tick, and of course I have an even deeper interest in understanding the man I am married to.  My husband (I’m sure like many other men) has never spent much time “finding himself”/reflecting/learning who he is and how he feels inside, etc. That is until he met me…. (Hehe) My husband hates to admit it, but he’s harmonious…he likes to keep other people happy and not worry about his needs as much. (…I love you babe…) Naturally it was hard to learn…

  • Dating,  LIFE LESSONS,  MARRIAGE,  RELATIONSHIPS

    If He’s Not Your Best Friend, Don’t Marry Him.

    I love my husband deeply. He is hands down the best friend I have ever had.  But if you would’ve told me 5 years ago that my best friend would end up being an Army vet who lives in small-town Iowa, listens to Slipknot and has tattoos….I would’ve laughed in your face because I would’ve thought I didn’t have anything in common with that person. The irony of this…because it’s my life, so there’s always irony….is that after our 1st date, I told my family, “I don’t know…I feel like he’s more of a best friend candidate.” (Girl…sometimes I wish you just wouldn’t talk…) So as with most things in…

  • Friendships,  INFERTILITY,  LIFE LESSONS,  RELATIONSHIPS

    The Power of Female Encouragement

    I’m just going to go ahead and get this out here: I am not a “writer”.  I maybe maybe took one writing class in high school, which obviously wasn’t impactful because I can’t remember it.  Writing is my therapy.  And while I am not a trained writer (or maybe even a talented writer), I write from the heart and I am willing to be vulnerable. I’ve thought about starting a blog about 123,854 times. I thought about starting a blog when my dad died.  I thought about starting a blog when I was going through really hard times with my Grave’s Disease.  I feel like there was always a voice…