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Keeping Me Engaged! Marriage Is Not A Singular Event
(Note: This is a repost of a blog I’ve previously written, but I thought you might like. Yes, today is not Sunday, it’s Friday. Happy Veteran’s Day to my Uncle C, cousin LA in Memphis, and cousin R in Florida and to anyone else I missed.) Quick post for this fabulous Sunday. I believe my wife has come up with the perfect remedy for all women to keep their husband’s engaged during pregnancy. Every and…
Unrequited Friendship: The Meter May Be Expiring
Over the past few years, I’ve encountered a number of friends who’ve spoken about broken friendships or unreciprocated friendship. As I think about the depth of these conversations, I realized that friendships define and say as much about you as your choice of partner. I remember childhood conversations about giving love and giving in general because it’s the right thing to do. Let’s be real though, as you get older, the very nature of unidirectional…
Reflections On Family
Today, August 2, 2011, marks the year anniversary of the day we took custody of our son, The Littlest E, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the adoptive world people often refer to this day as “Gotcha Day.” We like to call it our Family Day because it was the day we became a family. I’ve been reflecting a lot on what family means to me, and thought it only fitting to share those reflections on…
I Do….And I Don’t…(Contemporary Marriage)
Do I consider myself to be part of a nontraditional family? I would have to say no, but only after I can establish which tradition we’re following. Recently, while visiting my mother, I encountered an old family friend, one that has been around long enough to feel entitled to protective feelings and perhaps even “I just want the best for you” judgment. It was his first time seeing T-Words in action, and I couldn’t erase…
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