Single girls: keeping your newly married friends

During my single years, I watched friend after friend get married. I was thrilled for them. Truly.  But as the date of their wedded bliss grew closer and closer, I always began to wonder, “Will I lose my friend?” Will she forget about me?  Will she hole up in her house with her new husband for a month, three […]

Everyone is under-encouraged

Everyone is under-encouraged. I grew up hearing my dad say that sentence on repeat. Everyone is under-encouraged. If you’re like 95% of the humans in our society (including myself), you’re immediate response to that statement was: You’re so right. I am under-encouraged. Yes. You do fall in the category of everyone and I hate that your under-encouraged. […]

I don’t need a man

After graduating college without my MRS degree and realizing it was probably going to be quite a few years before I did decide to become a MRS, it became my goal to not need a man. You know what I mean. I wanted to be able to fix a leaky sink, install curtain rods or […]

Marriage isn’t a 50/50 partnership

There’s a story I frequently hear my husband tell other men. It goes like this: One night Tyler was lying on our bed while I was getting ready in the bathroom.  It had been a long day and he was resting before we headed out to meet some friends. “Hey babe, can you change the light […]

How to Find the Right Person

We all assume that “there’s a right person for you, and once you find your right person, everything will be all right.” That expectation right there, is the best way I know to make a relationship fail.

What if a wedding isn’t about the bride + groom?

If you follow me on instagram, you know that my husband and I just celebrated our one year anniversary. I was slightly obnoxious with the amount of pictures I posted, both of our beach vacation and photos from our wedding. I couldn’t help myself. All day long on our actual anniversary, I was constantly reminiscing […]