learning, creating, and celebrating with your family all year
The following post is from contributing writer Christine of Christine Trevino. Sometimes great ideas are born out of conflict. My husband and I sat on opposite sides of the dining room table with quiet tears shared between us. I came to the conversation feeling unappreciated for the contribution I was making to our family, and so did he. At some… Read More
Fathers have often been portrayed in one of two ways in media. They’ve often been shown as either the emotionally distant breadwinner or the bumbling goofball that can never quite get things right. That first example is the one that is usually portrayed as the most “manly,” which I think is just sad. Having been married for 19 years, with almost 16… Read More
This Days Since Love Letter Project is a perfect, heartfelt gift that costs no money, just your time. It’s great for anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, or just because. When I made this for Eric, I really just did it on a whim. There was no reason or occasion. I just wanted him to know that I cherished what we have. I… Read More
As I sometimes like to do when our anniversary nears, I decided that I wanted to write about marriage. As hard as it is to believe, in less than a week, Eric and I will celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary. Of course, that may not seem hard to believe for those of you who don’t know us personally. But, when someone… Read More
While we were converting to Catholicism throughout parts of 2006 and 2007, one of the tasks that we had was to pick a Confirmation name. We were encouraged to do research about saints and we even had to share more about at least one saint we had learned about with our RCIA group. I had a difficult time, swaying between… Read More
I sometimes look at our house, usually while trying to add one more thing to the already cramped space (it’s not a large house), and I declare that I would really love to move to a bigger house. Financially, it would be difficult for us, and quite frankly, the idea of trying to sell a house (something we’ve never had… Read More