This post's title comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson.  I saw it and thought it would be a good title for another post of quotes! “You can measure the happiness of a marriage by the number of scars that each partner carries on their tongues, earned from years of biting back angry words.” -- Elizabeth Gilbert, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage When you are furious, that is the best time not to speak. Take some time away from the situation and breathe, pray, and calm down. After settling down, return to your spouse and rationally work through the problem. You can come back to an … [Read more...]

One of my favorite quotes is from Zig Ziglar. He said, “The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now.” I keep this quote in front of my elliptical trainer because what I want most is to be healthy and raise a family, but what I want right now is to quit exercising. It’s true that anything worth having is worth fighting for. When I was a teenager, I wanted to know that someday I would have a great marriage to a loving, strong man. My heart’s desire was to be married to one man for life. My plan was always to get married after I finished … [Read more...]