5 LOVE LANGUAGES

So, these days everyone seems to have heard about the 5 love languages written about by Gary Chapman. I think I was actually one of the last people in America to come across his ideas. In fact, I still haven’t read the book—just perused and made use of his website. In case you are like me and not up on all this lingo, let me give a quick summary. Chapman’s idea is that we all give, receive, and recognize love differently. He gives us the 5 love languages (words of…

This thing happened last week.

While browsing Facebook, I came across a friend’s post wherein she’d requested some advice on…

When husband and I first decided to have a baby, I just assumed I’d have as much control over it as I had over NOT having a baby.  Birth control is a misleading name for contraception.  There is actually very little control you have over the timing on when you will give birth.

The first year was the hardest.  And not just because that year included the first miscarriage.  But because I was still so full of hope. …

I’ve been seeing a lot of these memes on facebook and twitter about how we need to ignore the bombers and focus on the heroes.  I’ve been thinking a lot about that.  It is not that I disagree, but I don’t quite agree, either.  And then a friend wrote this post about the issue, and I like…