by Becky Thompson | May 22, 2014 | For Mommas, Marriage
After the last hugs were given and my kids were tucked into bed, I made my way towards the kitchen. I rinsed the few dishes that had been used since dinner, and I wiped down my counters. I made my final rounds of locking doors and turning off unnecessary lights. I...
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by Becky Thompson | Mar 28, 2014 | Marriage
When I was in the middle of my first miscarriage, my husband went to the store and bought a new kitchen faucet. Ours had been broken for weeks, and he hadn’t mentioned the idea of fixing it once. But for whatever reason… we left our doctor’s appointment and drove...
by Becky Thompson | Mar 18, 2014 | Marriage, My Life
I married the wrong guy. It was the lie that played over and over in my mind for years. It was the base of every fight. It plagued our disagreements. It promised destruction. But I couldn’t make it go away, and it almost cost us everything. Long before I met my...
by Becky Thompson | Mar 4, 2014 | Marriage, Most Shared
It is not even daylight. The alarm goes off, and I nudge my husband to quickly dismiss it before it wakes our sleeping toddlers. I have been up at least three times in the night with two sick little ones. As I roll over and snuggle back under warm covers, he sits up...
by Becky Thompson | Feb 19, 2014 | Marriage, Most Shared
I met my husband at the mall. We don’t have some romantic story of being high school sweethearts. We won’t ever be able to say that we were introduced by mutual friends, or that we met at church camp when we were 15. There were no mysterious drinks sent...
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by Becky Thompson | Feb 4, 2014 | Marriage
Valentine’s Day is 10 days away. Yes, it is true. Before my husband came into my life, I very much disliked Valentine’s Day. It seemed like enough for couples to be able to show each other how much they were loved the rest of the year. Why did there have to be an...
