Forever Faithful Marriage Secrets

Do you often feel like every other wife has it together but you? This could not be further from the truth!! Do you wonder why you can't keep it together and be perfect all the time while you're doing life without your husband? We all trip and fall flat on our face. In fact, listen in to hear a very humbling story about how I forgot to include my husband in my son's birthday while he was deployed.

Do you feel ready to pull out your hair some days because your kids are driving you mad? You are not alone. I believe single parenting can be one of the most difficult parts of having your husband gone. Find out how I failed in this area while my husband was deployed for a year, and what I learned from it.

Does your child thrive on routine? Do you wonder how you can keep your child happy and on a routine while your husband is gone and then help them transition to him being home again? It can be very tricky, and yet, sometimes I believe we overthink it. Join me today as I share the simple strategies to encourage your children through the transitions of deployment.

Do you feel overwhelmed and unequipped to step into your husband's shoes while he's gone? Whether it's doing things at home that he normally takes care of or driving long distances without him, you are stronger than you think. Listen in to find out how I work to overcome my anxiety when doing big tasks on my own.

HOLY VOMIT... do you every emotionally vomit all over your husband and family because you've convinced yourself you should be able to deal with your emotions on your own? Only to discover what a crazy mess you've become? Let me share with you an intensely ugly moment I had in China after my son got sick on our tour bus. 

How do you prepare for the bumps, construction, and alternate routes in the road when it comes to your marriage and preparing for deployment? Do you just go with the flow and hope for the best? Or do you freak out because you hardly know how to function without your husband? I've been there! Find out how terrible I really am at driving alone and what the heck my bad driving skills has to do with filling your tool bag for success in your marriage.

Do you find yourself holding your breath on the bigger issues that you KNOW you need to discuss with your husband, but you just want to wait until he comes home? I was feeling this way last week with some very big decisions I'm having to make. Join me as I share why it's too late to wait until he comes home to start communicating.

Does life seem to bring you a cloud of thunderstorms every day? Do you feel ready to give up when things don't go as planned? While visiting Barcelona, Spain, a few years ago, I was surprised to find laughter in the midst of a downpour. Listen in to find out what made us laugh so hard that day.

Have you had days, weeks, months, and even years where nothing seems to go as you had planned for your life in the military? Do you find yourself just asking God... "Where is your hope?" I've struggled with this question for the past 6 years.  But in the midst of the continual disappointments, I realized a way to see God's goodness and blessings... even when I felt lost in the desert. 

Are you frustrated and bitter towards your husband because you often have to put your career and dreams aside for his military career? Believe me, you are not alone! All military wives have struggled with this at some point in their marriage. Join me to find out what I discovered 10 years into our marriage that helped change my perspective from following my own path to seeing marriage in a whole new light.

Have you lost something that you can no longer have or you worry you may never have? Is it hard to see others have just what you know you cannot have? I struggle with this kind of jealousy. Listen in and discover how to find God's blessings in the midst of sorrow.

Have you ever had a "worse case scenerio" happen to you while your husband was gone, leaving you emotionally raw and worn out? Last week I had one of those terrible weeks where I was so upset  I couldn't even speak about it. Find out how I was able to talk about it and move on from the emotional trauma.

Do you feel like every little things just sets your emotions off when you're husband is gone? Does your world fall apart when something doesn't go as planned? Join me as I share with you how I went from drowning to standing up in my water puddle.

Do you fight the urge to be jealous of others who seem to have all the good luck and great career opportunities that you long for so badly? This has been my struggle for so long... until this year. Find out how I stomped out that ugly jealousy bug.

Do people sometimes ask you how you're husband is doing while he's deployed, but they forget to ask how you're handling the deployment? At the end of the day, do you sometimes feel like saying... "I take care of my husband and kids, but what about me? Who's going to take care of me?" It's time we started being honest with people. Join me to find out how.

Does your anxiety overtake your mind and mood in an instant? Me too! And it's not pretty at all... as it leaves a trail of destruction and melt downs along the path. Join me as I share my 4 secrets to walking away from anxiety... and still living to tell the story.

Do you struggle to juggle all the responsibilities placed at your feet every single day... especially while you're husband is deployed? There's so much to get done! It never ends! I had "one of those weeks" when I got burned out and hit a brick wall last week. Listen to find out how I started my week off on a better foot this week so that I could bring the joy and the energy into my day rather than have it stolen from me.

When you're husband is deployed, are your emotions paper thin... just as if you're PMS-ing the entire time? Do you have days when some times you just can't hold them in any longer... just like when I nearly broke my toe in our kitchen?

Do you get frustrated beyond words when family just doesn't understand what you're going through while your husband is deployed? You're not alone! Join me as I share how you can shed some light on your challenging situation with them.

It's no secret... we all have fears, and it seems like they come out of the closet while our husbands are deployed. Listen and find out how I overcame a fear that has plagued me all my life.