Archive | May, 2009

Road Trips

Memorial Day weekend we had the chance to drive to Kentucky to visit my MIL.  I enjoy road trips with my husband as it provides concentrated time to talk, dream, listen to music, and plan for the future.  We’ve made several important decisions while traveling through the flat corn fields of Illinois between Chicago and Kentucky. [...]

Read more
Crazy Good Sex

Crazy Good Sex

I’m an avid fan of Dr. Les Parrott and his wife.  I picked up a new book by Dr. Parrott this past week called Crazy Good Sex, Putting to Bed the Myths Men Have About Sex.  It was written for men, but has sections for the ‘curious women’ in their lives who won’t be able [...]

Read more

What The Future Holds

Recently, a friend said to me while speaking about our children, “No one knows what the future holds.”  I have to disagree – to a point; we can look ahead and see potential outcomes. My husband and I have been leading a couple’s small group this Spring.  Our group has been studying the book Love [...]

Read more

Waves

Similar to many families this year, we find ourselves tightening the budget with focused diligence.  We worry more and more as we watch hard earned savings and retirement funds spin out of the accounts faster than the electric meter during summer. I found my anxiety level notching up this week as another unexpected expense hit [...]

Read more