by laurengroves816 | Aug 28, 2019 | Our Life Together
Hey friends! If you are reading this right now, odds are you are taking a break from the hustle and bustle of this season. With friends at our door steps ready to visit, home cooked meals in the oven, and presents waiting to be wrapped and placed under the tree, spare...
by laurengroves816 | Aug 23, 2019 | Our Life Together
Marriage is so good. Marriage is also hard. There are many reasons that these statements are true, but one is very specifically on my heart today. It is a racially belittling phrase I have almost grown accustomed to hearing from people I love dearly. For a while now I...
by laurengroves816 | Aug 23, 2019 | Our Life Together
If you are anything like me, the month between Thanksgiving Dinner and putting away the Christmas tree is typically defined by spending money and eating until I gain five extra pounds in cookies. Then the beginning of the year becomes defined by undoing all of that! I...
by laurengroves816 | Aug 23, 2019 | Our Life Together, Our Wedding Day
After a week of hospitals, family, and funeral homes, looking through wedding pictures has been therapeutic to say the least. I have spent the last few days going through all 800 of them and picked out about 80 of my very favorites. Brides, if you spend money on...
by laurengroves816 | Aug 23, 2019 | Our Life Together
In the midst of this crazy day, social media is telling a lot about our human nature. There are videos of people celebrating; there are photos of people sobbing. We point fingers, we blame, we brag, and we puff up in pride. All the while, I am sitting beside the...
by laurengroves816 | Aug 23, 2019 | Our Life Together
I heard a quote the other day that really challenged the way I think about my marriage: “We are either working into oneness or drifting into isolation.” Man, is that statement true. The more used we get to one another, the easier it is to drift into our...
