by Tammy Kennington | Apr 27, 2013
It was on odd, perfunctory ending to what had been an opportunity for reconciliation and restoration. After years of dysfunction, I had hoped for more from our relationship. More understanding. More normalcy. More love. Sometimes, though, healing is...
by Tammy Kennington | Apr 18, 2013
I can imagine the perfect woman for my husband–and she is not me. Now, I’m not suggesting I would rather Dave be married to someone else. What I am saying is that if I were his best friend, parent, or sibling I would have expected him to marry someone...
by Tammy Kennington | Apr 15, 2013
His brow wrinkled in concern, Pastor Strutz revealed the results of our pre-marital personality tests. For every crest marked on my chart, Dave had a trough. If one area was my weakness, it was his strength. We were living proof of the old saying, “opposites...
by Tammy Kennington | Apr 13, 2013
As a young military couple Dave and I made four moves, had two children, lived through three hurricanes, and experienced two deployments–all within our first seven years of marriage. Our life was exciting, tiring, and unpredictable–and we loved sharing...
by Tammy Kennington | Apr 6, 2013
I methodically fold each piece of laundry–bending, creasing, aligning edges–and wish life would align as closely to my hopes. If only the loose ends left from the hard, dirty places of living could be trimmed as easily as the loose ends left at the...