What is Vision?
Good question, right? We think about companies having vision statements, but we don’t often think about having personal or family vision statements ourselves. Andy Stanley says that “visions are born...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Me!
On Friday, Jake and the kids created a Link: Legend of Zelda birthday experience. It was so fun that I had to share it! First, I came downstairs to see this at the bottom: Next to it was a heart...
View ArticleWho Wakes Up with the Kids?
For all my married amigos, I have a so serious question– Who wakes up with the kids in the morning? And how do you decide? We’ve used rock, paper, scissors. But perhaps we shouldn’t leave such big...
View ArticleHow We Will be Celebrating 10 Years of Marriage
Jake and I finally nailed down where we’re headed for our 10 year wedding anniversary. Not Paris (been there, done that ;)). Not back to Kenya (I wish). Not a cruise in the Bahamas (although that was...
View ArticleJust How Married Do you Want to Be?
A few weeks ago I asked for suggestions on Facebook for some favorite books about marriage. I received a whole slew of comments– most of them I had heard of before, but one in particular piqued my...
View ArticleMy Epic Birthday Date
On Friday, Jake surprised me with an EPIC 11 hour date and it was FANTASTIC. I told him at one point that if we weren’t already married, I would have expected a marriage proposal by the end :). Because...
View ArticleReview: Keep Your Love On
Jake and I aren’t really marriage book kind of people. It’s not because we don’t need them (I’m sure we do). It’s not because we don’t value our relationship (it’s an incredibly important priority)....
View ArticleDate Night In: Puzzlemania
One of my goals for this year is to be intentional about spending time with Jake. A big way we do this is by setting aside Friday nights for Date Night In. We’ve done a variety of things for Date Night...
View ArticleDate Night In: Old School Video Games
Another Friday, another Date Night In idea! Tonight? Video games. But please don’t hand me an Xbox controller. I need simple and low-stress. 2D is good enough for me. Growing up I have good memories of...
View ArticleTripping Our Way Towards Gender Equality
On the way home from dinner tonight, Aly was telling us how a classmate gave her candy in celebration of Polish Girl’s Day. Isn’t it so fun that girls in Poland have their own day? But that got us...
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