Love + Marriage

By this point, we all know it and feel it, so I won’t belabor the point. The last several months have been…a lot. Between a pandemic, simultaneous at-home crisis schooling and working, toilet paper shortages, and social isolation, we’re...

Many years ago, my husband and I sat in a therapist’s office, divulging all our deepest couple cuts and wounds. We talked about all the ways we felt unseen, unheard, and unfelt. In all honesty, both of us secretly...

Two days ago, in a temporary "role-reversal", my husband was pinch-hitting domestic duties while I had a packed schedule at the office. He was left to manage two doctor's appointments, an unexpected clothing change to school, and a visit...

More time together, more coparenting, more chore sharing...these are just a few reasons why quarantine has been the best thing for my marriage. My husband and I got married at a very young age; we were the ones who had...

The second I found out I was pregnant with baby #3, I simultaneously knew this would be the last baby for us. After all, we were supposed to be done after two and this was a surprise pregnancy, so...

One thing quarantine has taught us is that we’re either super resilient and love being with family tucked away in the confines of our home, or we don’t. Let's talk about the "don't" part right now...  Those who are struggling,...

If your husband is anything like mine, he's told you not to buy him anything for Father's Day. My husband is very budget-conscious, so anytime a holiday comes around where we would be spending money on him, he often...

As Texas slowly starts to try and return to "normal," I am going to do my best to remember and practice a few life lessons learned during COVID-19. Slow down. With three young kids, we found ourselves pretty busy with activities...