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‘I Cried Last Night as I Asked My Husband if He Was Tired of Me. Because I’m Tired of Me Some Days.’

"Raising babies is hard. But I think the hardest is losing yourself. Life is flying by, and you feel lost in the middle of it."

Mom Sets Toddler in Airport With a Sign She Can’t Read—10 Seconds Later, A Man Scoops Her into His Arms

Everyone but the toddler holding the sign knew what was about to happen...

Teacher Buys Coffee for a Stranger Short on Cash, Has No Clue It’s Keith Urban

"I said he did look like Keith Urban, he said he was. I didn't believe him."

Michelle Lindsey

Michelle Lindsey is a Jesus-loving wife of more than two decades and a homeschooling mom of four who blogs about what happens when romance meets reality (with her adult daughter!) at Nitty Gritty Love. You can find more Nitty Gritty Love on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram.

Dear Husband, Don’t Complain That Your Marriage Sucks if You’re Not Doing This for Your Wife

"While you are not her Savior, she has one knight in shining armor with skin on in this world. You."

What My Husband Doesn’t Know About My Anxiety: “I’m Planning My Own Funeral in My Mind”

"Anxiety writes a bad ending to every story. Nobody lives happily ever after, and everyone ends up surrounded by death and destruction."

The Real Root of Fear: “Anxiety Is Always the Sign of the Collapse of a False God”

"This is the thing. I most fear in areas that I have allowed to become unbalanced. In areas I have placed over God. Marriage, health, security."

What It Really Means When Your Husband Doesn’t Give You Butterflies Anymore

"Put your head down and your feet forward and fail at loving well with the one next to you. Forgive, and keep walking."

Faith Over Fear: 5 Promises From God

"God knew we were going to be running around freaking out a good majority of our lives. He tells us what to do instead."

To My Married Daughter: Don’t Blink

"On your wedding day, I felt so torn... I knew I couldn’t stop you from beginning your own journey. I let you go, and I thought of the people who told me not to blink. And you drove away."

A Prayer for When Your Marriage Is Hurting

"You were there in the beginning, when we were starry-eyed and hope-filled, and You are here now, when our heads are bent, and souls ache from the pain of it all."

An Open Letter to the Woman Who Regrets Her Abortion

"I sit here, at my keyboard with tears streaming. I have lost sleep for you."