How can two people who love each other and have committed “to death do us part” struggle to occupy the same living space peacefully? Read More
The Hot Tub Compromise
My perfect vacation consists of a beach getaway complete with a private cabana, scuba diving, jet skis, and whatever other water sports are available. As luck would have it, my annual paid vacation time falls within “spring break month” for virtually every public school, parochial school, and college/university. Neither of us has any desire… Read More
Menopausal Pandemic Wedding Blues
Why does no one talk about menopause? Every woman who has ever borne children shares her pregnancy and birth stories, yet menopause is considered too indelicate a topic for open discussion? Why? It is a terribly uncomfortable transition that every living woman must endure, some earlier than others. For a healthy woman in her Read More
“What’s for Dinner??”
Oh, that dreaded question, you know, the one that generally gets asked every. single. day; “What’s for dinner?” #livingoutsidethelines #warriorprincess #dinner #family #cooking Read More
Gloria’s Tribute
Yesterday, May 23, 2016, was my husband’s 50th birthday. I’ve already shared in an April column, “Love + Marriage = Hard Work” how fabulous he is. The half century marker is a pretty momentous occasion though, so I couldn’t just let the day pass without acknowledging it, but I was at a loss as to Read More
“Love + Marriage = Hard Work”
Fairy tales are so misleading; Snow White’s poison induced nap can only be broken by the prince’s kiss, Cinderella marries the handsome Prince, and Sleeping Beauty is awakened by true love’s kiss. What’s the problem, you ask? The stories all end there. We are expected to believe everyone lived happily ever after? Yeah, right. Life Read More
When You Didn’t Marry A Preacher
Twenty-nine years ago when James Miller Jr & I said, “I do” he most definitely was NOT a preacher. Frankly, he was barely even a Christian, a new convert as it were. While I certainly desired a Godly mate, being married to a preacher was not something that had crossed my mind…EVER! Jesus and church Read More