Category Archives: marriage
and i’m so glad
joshua and i celebrated 19 years of marriage a couple of weeks ago. the first four years of it there were no children. no mazzy. no abe. no ella. i remember the counseling and the fighting. i remember how hard … Continue reading
tell me the old, old story before i hurt someone
i’m remembering last night. i’m remembering the tone of his voice when he interrupted me. i’m remembering the exasperated sighs when he had to do what i do all the time for children. i’m remembering his apology that seemed half-hearted. … Continue reading
so young at the start
i met a young man. he was too popular and too talented and i watched from a distance, quiet. i was so broken, i gambled a kiss with him and lost on purpose. our relationship has always been a gamble. … Continue reading
wanted: one husband
i’ve spent the summer with my family. my husband has blurred. he’s one of the five of us. we’re all in this together. but i don’t know. sometimes i miss the two of us. apparently he could have been found … Continue reading
forgiveness for the sake of the marriage bed
“so how’s your sex life?” this is a question that is usually read from the front of a glossy magazine in the check-out aisle or said in a counseling office when things aren’t going so well. this question she decides … Continue reading
when the bride of christ wants a divorce
i stole moments to see you. walking down stone paths to find you, to be alone with you. when your words breathed close to my ear, the whole world turned upside down. water came from the rock. i saw through … Continue reading
hesitating beauty
we glide over shallow, clean water. we see the fish and rocks below. we are raised up just enough to be a part of the river. they say if you want to know if you should marry a person, you … Continue reading
husband
i’ve watched and waited for the anxious in him. he’s not one to worry. hurry doesn’t sound like a good idea. he thinks about what to do and lets time shake a few things out before moving forward. he loves. … Continue reading
a good night of sleep
when we traveled into the night to come and visit his mother, i prepared for trouble. she and i struggled to understand each other and we both knew it should be easier. there were smiles and hugs and meals. time … Continue reading
for unto us a son is given
we had traveled for christmas. every holiday, a road trip, in the early days of our marriage. this time we landed with his family. the in-laws. the not mine. the other way of doing christmas, of doing family. in keeping … Continue reading
