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A Letter to My Sons on The Truth About Racism After the Death of George Floyd

After the buildings have burned and the haze has cleared, my sons will have to...

March 2020

March 19, 2020

4 Things Your Man Will Do No Matter How Much He Loves You

Your husband is human. No matter how much he loves you, he's going to mess...

August 2019

August 30, 2019

30 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was 30

When I'd been married almost ten years, I thought I knew it all. At least...

August 20, 2019

7 Things Wives Should Stop Doing

What should a wife do if she wants to improve her marriage? How should she...

July 2019

July 31, 2019

How Changing My Mindset Changed My Marriage

What if you discovered you can change husband and your marriage. This isn’t a trick....

March 2019

March 25, 2019

4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Gossip About Your Husband (and 1 Reason You Should)

When people talk about things you shouldn't do in marriage, cheating, lying and abuse usually...

March 03, 2019

5 Fool-proof Ways to Get Your Husband’s Attention (Without Getting Naked)

Does this sound like you? He never listens to me. Where’s the man I married?...

February 2019

February 20, 2019

6 Steps to Combat “I’m Not Enough”

You're fat. Lose weight. Love, A Friend. Imagine my surprise when I opened an anonymous...

January 2019

January 24, 2019

8 Ways to be a Much Better Wife

Being a wife isn't easy. Being an excellent wife can be really hard, especially in today's...

January 12, 2019

7 Simple Ways to Back Off and Prevent a Fight

Fighting stinks. When things get heated, it's easy to say or do something you'll later regret....

January 09, 2019

6 Steps to a Complete Apology So There’s No Doubt You Mean It

Has your husband ever said or done something that was completely insensitive and hurt your...

December 2018

December 21, 2018

7 Reasons Why You’re Never in the Mood and How to Fix It

How you remember the days. Horizontal hula, knocking boots--whatever you called it, you couldn't get...

December 07, 2018

How Your ‘But’ Affects Your Sex Life

Your but can interfere in your marriage because it's a major driver in body shame....

July 2018

July 26, 2018

15 Ways to Be a Better Wife

It's not always the big stuff--infidelity, abuse, or money issues-- that brings a marriage down....

June 2018

June 06, 2018

26 Ways to Be Respectful Wife

Most women don't have a problem with unconditional love-- as long as they're getting...

February 2018

February 22, 2018

4 Ways Not to Talk to Your Husband

"Did you get the peanut butter," you ask as he walks in the door....

December 2017

December 27, 2017

Strong Marriages Don’t Happen By Accident

When my husband and I married, I assumed because we loved each other, marriage would...

December 08, 2017

This Isn’t What I Signed Up For

Have you ever wanted something so badly but when you got it, it didn’t work...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

How to Recover From the Worst. Gift. Ever. (and Live Happily Ever After)

Has your husband ever given you a gift that made you cry? Not because it...

November 03, 2017

Not Tonight, Honey, I Feel Fat

Have you ever said, "Not tonight. I'm tired" when you really meant, "Not tonight. I...

September 2017

September 06, 2017

Lingerie Lessons to Try Right Now. . .

What do a black lace teddy and conflict have in common? If you're in either...

July 2017

July 10, 2017

This is Why Social Media Can Improve Your Marriage

I have yet to come across a union that resembles a Facebook version. All smiles,...

April 2017

April 18, 2017

9 Sure-Fire Ways to Guarantee Your Marriage Will Fail

Things were getting ugly. That's when the Colgate Pump saved my marriage. Let me explain. I...

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