Aaron Anderson, a marriage counselor, first published this on Familyshare. As a marriage counselor, couples come to me for help every day—and I don’t just mean people who step in my office. I get questions from friends, neighbors and even people who randomly sit by me on the bus. I don’t mind the questions. Honestly, I don’t (I guess that’s what happens when you love what you do). But I sure do get a lot of them. Of all the questions I get, there’s one question that comes up perhaps the most often: “So, any tips to make your marriage stronger?” I usually then go off on some long monlogue…

Here are 6 hilarious stories that people have submitted regarding their weddings. The Check In My friend and I checked into this HoJo (Howard Johnson) as part of a wedding group.  We lugged all of our things up to the 2nd floor and proceeded into the room where I hit someone with the door.  I looked down and it was the maintenance man tying his shoe.  He got up and ran out of the room.  A maid was on the phone acting surprised that whoever called said they rented this room and the maid stated that the A/C should be working now and hung up.  I then look over and…

You can find them in every grocery store, office, playground and drop off lane at the local elementary school. The women who wipe their children’s tears away, who selflessly serve day after day with little or no appreciation, who juggle working and parenting and sleepless nights and endless guilt, who love their husbands fiercely, who continually look after everyone’s needs except their own. They are the women who quietly run the world. And, if you’re a woman reading this article, “they” probably means you. I know the look in your eye. I know what it feels like to give everything and never feel like it’s enough. I know what it…

I love my three girls so much it hurts. Some days I walk around bursting with the love I have for them. It’s a physical condition, loving my children, one that fills me with wonder and leaves me in awe of the infinite capacity of the heart. These are the days I wear my love on my sleeve where the girls can plainly see and feel it. I laugh and joke around. I ask for a full report of the day and listen closely as they go into detail. I bake cookies just because. Other days, I’m depleted. Maybe everyone woke up late for school, and we never fully caught…