marriage

  • Our romantic getaway in Eureka Springs Arkansas

    Our romantic getaway in Eureka Springs Arkansas

    Just before Christmas in 2019, my husband surprised me with a weekend getaway to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. I had been before on a girls’ trip years ago and he’d been even longer ago than me, but we hadn’t yet visited together. I’d been swamped with Christmas art commissions, so it was a great opportunity for…

  • The price we pay for love

    It’s been over a week since we said goodbye to our puppies in an unexpectedly tragic situation. Our home feels empty and eerily quiet and calm. We have never not had at least one dog in our 13 years as a family, and Ronnie and I both had dogs growing up and for the majority…

  • 4 in 40, inspired!

    It had just reached 20 degrees as we pulled into the downtown KC airport. A few hundred other runners were lapping the parking lot around us, attempting to keep warm. We fastened our race bibs, pulled on our gloves, secured our earphones, and stepped out of the car into the icy cold Valentine’s Day morning.…

  • Happy Anniversary!

  • Battles

    Why do Ronnie and I get in a fight over every other meal as we try to decide what to eat? It has something to do with the dilemma of eating healthy versus eating conveniently and who will do the cooking versus who will go pick it up. And for some reason Ronnie always leaves…

  • Piece of the Web

    I ran across this little article about marriage on Yahoo’s homepage today. It made some great points! Seeing stuff like this every now and then is a great reminder that when I’m going through less-than-fairytale times in my marriage, I am not alone, and maybe I just need to adjust my perspective. 7 Things No…