Mark and I are married 11 years today, a year that has been the most difficult and yet binding; the kind of year that forces...

{this moment}: A Friday ritual. A single photo (or group of photos) capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment...

Mark, I wonder if I’ll ever forget that moment. That phone call. That evening, sitting by the pool at my parent’s house, talking about American...

Since I first read Amber and Seth (and several others) writing letters to one another about their marriage, I’ve wanted to do the same. It...

THE BEST OF IT by Kay Ryan However carved up or pared down we get, we keep on making the best of it as though...

It really is a wonderful life. And we all wanted to make sure you remembered, so this is how we celebrated you this year on...

Even today. A day that we find out that Blythe has a staph infection which requires excessive hot baths, ointments, and antibiotics (not to mention...

Mark had asked me recently, “Are you sad that this is your last pregnancy?” (Somehow hoping to solidify our agreement that this will be our...

“It was times like this when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who...

While the seventh year of marriage has been our most challenging yet, I can easily say — I have never loved you more. Happy 7th Anniversary. (And...