Marriage Monday: A Cautionary Tale
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Marriage Monday: A Cautionary Tale

I’m happy to be able to participate in Marriage Monday. Today’s topic is all about romance. What’s your experience with romance in marriage? This tends to start off strong from the husband early on, but fades, often leading to disappointment. I can’t say I have great advice for anyone. But I can share my story…

Coleen Torres: 4 Reasons to Celebrate Valentine’s Day
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Coleen Torres: 4 Reasons to Celebrate Valentine’s Day

4 Reasons to Celebrate Valentine’s Day It’s that time of year again! Where love blooms, the color red and pink are abundant, fresh roses are on every street corner and chocolates are out of stock in a matter of minutes. Valentine’s Day has a lot of enemies and a lot of fans. Whether you are…

Guest Blogger Jennifer Slattery: Who’s Going to Take the First Step?
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Guest Blogger Jennifer Slattery: Who’s Going to Take the First Step?

Julie’s Note: Jennifer Slattery isn’t just a fantastic writer, she shares my passion for marriage. This originally posted on her blog, and I’m pleased to showcase it here. Make sure you contact her, as she left her contact info at the end. Today I’m doing something a little different, mainly because I committed to do…

BookSneeze Book Review: The Love & Respect Experience—A Husband-Friendly Devotional that Wives Truly Love
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BookSneeze Book Review: The Love & Respect Experience—A Husband-Friendly Devotional that Wives Truly Love

I love a good marriage book. A few years ago Dr. Emerson Eggerichs wrote Love and Respect, a book I definitely enjoyed for his keen insights on the simple fact too many marriages weren’t understanding—women need love and men need respect. It’s more than that, and it was good, but I felt bad because The…

Book Review: Lynda Schab’s Mind Over Madi
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Book Review: Lynda Schab’s Mind Over Madi

Today is a treat for me. I “get” to review Lynda Lee Schab’s debut women’s fiction, Mind Over Madi. It’s special for me to be on that short list to review her book and blog about it because Lynda is the first person I connected with when I had a writing related question. I remember…

Character Confession: I’m not Hot in Cleveland but I’m Warm in Youngstown
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Character Confession: I’m not Hot in Cleveland but I’m Warm in Youngstown

It’s Saturday and my day to share a confession about my character. I could use the thankful graphic, because that’s definitely the case. I’m loving the posts you sent in this month and the feedback I’m receiving is feeling the same. Grateful for that. But, I’m also feeling this.       This is more…