Are you really that terrible?

Posted: March 4, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Marriage, Religion | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

I found myself pondering this a few days ago:

Am I really such a horrible person, that God cannot even stand to look at me?

I was raised in a Christian home, and the Christian line of thinking seems to indicate that we’re all just terrible, horrible people that God can’t even look at. We’re that bad. Having been separated from the Christian way of thinking, this question came to me the other day. I mean, what is it that I’ve done, that is really so bad? Now, I’m not saying that I’m a saint, or that I’m completely without sin, but…

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The day-off thief

Posted: September 8, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Marriage | Tags: | Leave a comment

My wife stole my day off. How does someone steal your day off? Pretty easy. I took a day off, and it has become her day off. Certainly she doesn’t know she’s done this, but it happens to me every time. Maybe I should say something. Maybe I should grab her and say, “Hey! STOP stealing my days off! They’re mine, not yours!”. It feels a little selfish though. She doesn’t get days off being a stay at home mom. So, does that mean half of my days off are really her days off? Or are all of my days off her days off? How does this work?

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