marriage - Life on the Road Less Traveled

June 28, 2010

Picking Along Memory Lane

Understated strains of jazz emanated from the softly lit interior as Craig and I were shown to our booth at The Melting Pot in downtown Ann Arbor. It was so romantic, it made me forget about the quarter-mile I’d just hiked to the restaurant. In high heels. After two glasses of white wine. We had just come from an AnnArbor.com Top-of-the-Park contributor party, and so we had decided to savor a little more “together time” before heading home to relieve the baby sitter. And since both of us had indulged at the party, we hoofed it to the restaurant. I sank into the cushioned booth, grateful to be […]

July 19, 2008

Worship in the Shadowlands

July 25, 2008 marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most eloquent and (in some circles) controversial of encyclicals, Humanae Vitae. Penned by Pope Paul VI shortly after the convocation of the Second Vatican Council, this letter examined the Church’s ongoing teaching on the purpose of marriage within the natural order of God’s design. Specifically, it upheld the dignity of both men and women, especially within the vocation of marriage, and elevated marital love to nothing less than a sacred act. This week I will reflect upon several of my favorite passages from this important document, which you may read in its entirety by […]

March 31, 2008

Are you feeling connected?

We just arrived home after more than ten days on the road. Whew. For all our “togetherness,” I confess Craig and I didn’t have a great deal of uninterrupted time together. Family vacations are like that, I guess. So I was happy to come home and find Sarah’s “The Loveliness of Staying Connected” carnival. It was a happy reminder of how feeling connected can take something as simple as a box of bathroom soap “crayons” to keep the love alive. Do YOU have a secret for staying connected?