Snow Day
More like snow week. For those of you not following national weather news, the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states are being walloped by the second snow storm in a week. It has been quite the adventure,...
View ArticleDisability Awareness
My job working with rehabilitation specialists has educated me about the myths and realities about people with disabilities. In my short time in the blogosphere, I have come across quite a few people...
View ArticleFive Love Languages
Kate at Newlywed & Unemployed wrote this month about a book by Gary Chapman called The 5 Love Languages. I found her review intriguing and checked out the website for the book, which includes free...
View ArticleLeap of Faith
I have been waiting to write this post since I started my blog. I have been waiting to say these words for a year and a half.Donald has a full-time job.He accepted the offer this week. He's signing the...
View ArticleMakeup and Animal Cruelty
Donald and I will be occupied for the next several days with moving and working, so I thought I would write a post completely unrelated to it all to tide my readers over until I can write an update. I...
View ArticleMoving Forward
I feel like I'm supposed to make up for my blogging absence by posting a really awesome story about our epic move and all of the things that went wrong and how much more insightful I am because of the...
View ArticleFive Years
Five years ago today, I married the love of my life, my best friend and soul mate, the one who completes me.Our vows were simple:In the name of God,I, Emily, take you, Andrew, to be my husband,to have...
View ArticleHousewifery
I have spent the last several weeks setting up our new home, which has been surprisingly enjoyable. I think I've been looking forward to this for a long time and I finally feel like this is my...
View ArticleHonesty and Self-Forgiveness
I am a liar.I know some people will say, "Oh, that's ok, everyone lies sometimes." The thing is, I don't ever want to lie. I want to be like Temperance Brennan on Bones (I'm slightly obsessed with this...
View ArticleMy First Guest Post
I am excited to announce that my first guest post is now up on Kate's Newlywed & Unemployed blog. Kate asked me to write about community on her blog and I was happy to do so. I hope you enjoy it...
View ArticlePrivacy, Patience, and Forgiveness
I have been thinking about my last post about honesty and self-forgiveness and I realized something.It would actually be wrong to answer every question with full honesty. Some things are not to be...
View ArticleBig Decisions
I recently tweeted that I'm currently in the process of big decision making about starting a family, my career path, buying a house, and getting a dog. Easy, right?Apparently not.I have spent pieces of...
View ArticleHeart Centered
No decisions have yet been made about these huge life changes I am contemplating. One of the reasons for that is that Donald, in his youthful wisdom, has understood the gravity of these decisions for...
View ArticleBitches Don't Be Crazy or How Women Should Communicate with Men
I have guest posted again for Kate at Newlywed & Unemployed. Check out my post and let me know what you think! I'll respond to comments there. Thanks for visiting!
View ArticleMy Marriage Comes First
So it turns out that our major life decisions are not completely up to either one of us. We're both working to take a lot of things on faith, to relax our senses of responsibility and to trust that...
View ArticleBeginnings
A few nights ago, Donald and I were enjoying a cool evening outside looking at the stars. We realized that, a year ago, we were doing the same thing when we were living at his parents' home when he was...
View ArticleFaith Revisited
My period is over a week late. Four pregnancy tests over the last week have said "Not Pregnant".What the heck?My mom, mother-in-law, sister, and sister-in-law have been wonderful sources of support,...
View ArticleWhat's the Point?
I ask myself this question more and more often these days.What is the point? Why am I spending my time the way I do? What am I really trying to accomplish?I have lost interest in some things I used to...
View ArticleUps and Downs
Some things have really been going my way lately. And yet, today is definitely a down day. I woke up feeling discontented and anxious, grumpy and annoyed.I received a clean bill of health from two...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
Dear Readers,Thank you so much for returning to my blog after my long absence. I have some very happy updates to share with all of you.I landed my dream job working for the nonprofit I've been...
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