“If you turn left here, we will get there more quickly.”  “No, I drive this all the time, this way is quicker.” “I just drove this yesterday, and it is quicker if you turn left.”  Voice inflections change. Eyes roll. The mood of the trip...

As I exited the middle school locker room, I heard the teacher holler out the words I hated most during gym class. “Everyone line up on the sideline. We are going to pick teams for….insert kickball, dodgeball, softball, or about any other sport.” My shy...

Are you a fixer or a listener? The scenario looks something like this: Spouse A: “Honey, I just had a horrible day. You wouldn’t believe what happened at work! And then I came home to the kids having problems…” The conversation continues with Spouse A...

The flirting started in the basement of our friend’s house when Todd and I were seniors in high school. We enjoy arguing about who initiated said flirting. The story was that the initiator took a shoe from the foot of the other and threw it...

Whether it’s coming home from a family vacation or returning home from a ministry trip, I need time and space to recoup. And Todd…well, the man just rebounds more quickly than I do. While I need time to catch up on some sleep…multiple nights worth;...

The house was filled with people for four days. The table had all its leaf’s in it. Additional tables were added to the room to make sure every person had a seat. From morning to evening there was activity. Games. Movies. Ping pong. Shopping. Conversation....