Assume the Best About Your Spouse
I ran over my littlest toe with a grocery cart Sunday afternoon while I was in a mad rush to prepare for a party in…
Tag: marriage
You Are Treasured
I was counseling a young woman over the weekend who confessed that all her life she was trying to prove her worth and value to…
Modeling Womanhood
Tiana, my four year old daughter, likes to copy everything I do. I am her reference for womanhood. The other day she was talking about…
Date Your Spouse
Edric planned a surprise date for us on the balcony last night. I didn’t suspect anything until the boys said they needed to roll down…
Just A Little MORE Respect
I am on a role with this respect series so I am going to go ahead and post what I just shared at a couples’…
Love Beyond Poetry And Passion
When I was married in my 20s, I knew only of young love — the kind that inspired poetry and passion. But now that love…
Complement, Don’t Complicate
“Complement, don’t complicate me.” That’s what Edric said to me at 35,000 feet in the air, on the plane home from Brazil. I was nagging…
Sunrise On Copacobana Beach
A couple of nights ago, Edric told me he was feeling lost. (With the number of hats he has to wear, juggling his responsibilities can…
It’s So Hard to Say Sorry…Sometimes
With five kids who are dual citizens, US and Filipino, Edric and I have to visit the US Embassy and Department of Foreign Affairs more…
You Are My Kryptonite
Edric threw his work bag into the back of the car, and plopped himself beside me. “You are my Kryptonite,” he said, throwing his arms…
The Magic of Unconditional Love
The kids and I spent the morning at Splash Island with my siblings and their kids a few days ago. We were having a belated…
The Friend Hat
I have put on the “friend hat” many times in marriage, when Edric needs someone to be vulnerable with and open up to. It’s not…
