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Never Lonely with Me
Rubbernecking is one of those things we dislike in principle but engage in at some point in our life. We just can’t seem to help it. Have you ever felt simultaneously curious about something macabre and guilty for that same interest? I have. I’ve also been the unwilling subject of that kind of interest. You might have been, too. Here’s How the Story Starts My husband, Bobby, is a professional Champion drag racer. The story starts with him landing Chrysler corporation as a sponsor for our fledgling racing operation. It started small. Our Hero at Chrysler didn’t even know what a funny car was when he said yes. What an…
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Shout Joy On The Count of Three
I love the Barefoot Contessa. Her cooking is top-notch, and I just want to be in the kitchen alongside her chatting, laughing and making roast chicken and lemon bars. And her relationship with her adorable hubby, Jeffrey? Can you say Relationship Goals? If you don’t know who she is, her actual name is Ina Garten, and Barefoot Contessa is the name of the specialty food store she opened in New York. She subsequently catapulted herself to success with numerous bestselling cookbooks and a show on Food Network. One of her cookbooks is named “Back To Basics.” Even cooks at Ina Garten’s level recognize the need to execute the basics well.…
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This Is a Football: Why the Fundamentals Matter in Marriage
Back to Basics: What Football Taught Me About Love In July of 1961, the Green Bay Packers showed up for the first day of training camp. The previous season had ended in heartbreak—they blew a late lead and lost the NFL Championship to the Philadelphia Eagles. The off-season was brutal, and the players were eager to learn new strategies, new plays, new ways to win. Their coach, Vince Lombardi, had other plans. He walked into camp holding a football and said, “Gentlemen, this is a football. That’s it. No fancy speech. No secret playbook. Just a ball in his hand and a reminder that greatness starts with the basics. These…
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D E P E N D E N T
This article is reprinted with the permission of the author and a dear friend of mine, Hayley Decker. Enjoy! I’ve always prided myself on being a self-sufficient and independent woman. I AM WOMAN – HEAR ME ROAR, you know? And though this mindset has in some ways gotten me through horribly difficult seasons, like a divorce when I felt that being “self sufficient” was a necessity, it also created a dangerous form of pride in me that has been a hard one to shake. Unfortunately, I don’t think that I’m alone amongst my fellow women. Let’s talk about being self-sufficient. We “can” do most things on our own, can’t we?…
