Surviving Separation: The Written Word

Posted by Hallee on Oct 5, 2010 in Love, Marriage, Romance, Surviving separation

This is part seven in a series about surviving separation from your spouse. Read all posts in this series. Gregg and I have been married for over eight years. We didn’t live together until our first anniversary. Three months after we married, he deployed to Afghanistan. A couple of years later, he changed his military [...]

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The Power of a Praying Wife: Chapter 5 – His Affection

Posted by Hallee on Jun 12, 2010 in Christian Faith, Holy matrimony, Love, Praying Wife

While I feel strong feelings of love and devotion to my husband, to whom I am certainly emotionally attached, I am not an overly affectionate person. I think there was a time when I once was, when I was younger, but circumstances and situations can strip tendencies away. Over time, I’ve become very stoic about most things. I am not overly emotional ever, I don’t react emotionally, and I’m not really a reach out and hug kind of person.

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Tags: Behavior, Holy matrimony, Human behavior, Human Interest, Love, Marriage, Personal life, Positive psychology, Psychology, The 5 Love Languages, The 5 Sex Needs of Men and Women, The Power of a Praying Wife

The Best Husband on the Planet

Posted by Hallee on Jun 8, 2010 in Holy matrimony, Love, Marriage, Surviving separation

So, a couple of weeks ago, he told me that he mailed me a box and he couldn’t wait for me to get it. (For you new visitors to my blog, Gregg is in Afghanistan.) He just doesn’t have time or opportunity to mail a lot of boxes, so I was excited. For him to have purchased something for me, and be able to work time into his schedule to actually mail it was very intriguing. When I got the box today, it was very small, and my anticipation of what was inside was further piqued.