A Year of Romantic Dates

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Spring has sprung, and love is in the air! While Valentine’s Day and wedding anniversaries are the designated times set aside to celebrate our love, date nights are important year round.  Here are a dozen romantic date ideas. Select one for this month, then use the others throughout the coming year –because every great relationship [...]





7 Tips For A Real Life Happily Ever After

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All little girls have dreamed of being swept off their feet and falling helplessly in love with their very own versions of Prince Charming. Whether it be after waking up from a hundred-year slumber, rising from the deathbed after biting into a not-so-fresh fruit, or reuniting with a lost shoe after dancing the night away, [...]





10 Fun and Frugal Romantic Dates for Valentine’s Day

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A few days before the most romantic day of the year, a lot of you are probably searching for more innovative ways on how you’ll celebrate that day with your beloved. While it’s nice to have a candle-lit dinner, serenaded by string quartet, be surprised by a humongous bouquet of flowers or a hundred big [...]





I Have A Date With My Husband – The Importance of Parents’ Night Out

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I have a date with my husband, and I’m as excited as though I were 16 again anticipating its arrival! Anybody else out there feel that way when you finally get time alone with your husband? As  stay-at-home moms, we are all so busy. I think I do more now in a day than I [...]





Finding True Love Quotes for Valentines and Every Day

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Do romantic love quotes make you melt? A wedding anniversary is a great excuse to share something really mushy with your true love. Of course, no one needs an excuse to help a relationship grow closer. Share your feelings any time! Here are some of the best quotes about finding true love. These sweet words [...]





My Husband, My Best Friend: The Pros and Cons

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  My husband and I had been together for eight years of before we got married in 2010. We met when we were both college freshmen and have been inseparable since then. Over the years, we had our share of differences, given of course that he’s a boy and I’m a girl and we were [...]





Three Keys to Making a New Marriage Work

I’ve been a wife for three years, a mother for two of those. I’ve never been as happy and content as I am now, and I’d like to believe I’m a good mom and helpmate. I hope I don’t come off sounding as cocky or proud when I say this, but I truly believe I’m [...]





Interview with Megyn Price from CBS’s Rules of Engagment

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I was given the great opportunity to chat with Megyn Price from the hilarious CBS show Rules of Engagement. She plays Audrey and was formerly Claudia from Grounded for Life, two shows that I have followed since day one! This interview was more than just a tennis match of easy questions. It was a thoughtful [...]





New Army Wife Boot Camp Survival Using Army Acronyms

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After surviving boot camp with my first husband and now with my current husband, I’ve become somewhat of a pro at navigating those long days until BCT graduation. One of the best ways to feel better during this time is to gather as much knowledge as possible. BCT, or Basic Combat Training, is what is [...]





Thoughts and Musings of Marriage – A Renewal of Commitment

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What happens when your marriage feels like an echo of what it used to be? When little foxes compound their damage and ruin the vineyard? You have some options – some choices are easy but this… This was the brave choice. The hard choice. The right choice. Thursday I witnessed a renewal of commitment. So [...]