This is some music I found browsing on FreeSound, and enjoyed listening to while I was writing these blogs. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I did while you read.
As someone who has been married to my husband for almost 25 years, people often ask me for advice on marriage.
The truth is, it's hard to explain what makes a marriage so good. Before my husband Jim, I was married to another man when I was in my early 20s.
That relationship was not meant for marriage, but I was committed to making it work for a long time before I realized we'd be better off as co-parents.
My marriage isn't perfect of course, no one's is, but Jim and I's love and communication are what make it work for us.
I truly think that communication, especially learning your partner's communication style and fears are the most important piece of the relationship.
If you and your partner can talk about the hard stuff without "fighting", it's a good sign that you've learned each others communication style.
I have a lot of favorite wedding memories. My very first wedding, whose picture you can see in the photo gallery, I was a flower girl at my Aunt Mary's wedding.
I have loved weddings ever since: the decorations, the family, the feeling of love. It's all wonderful.
Another one of my favorite wedding memories is watching my son Sean get married in 2021. He and his wife Catherine had been dating for a long time, and have such good communication, I knew they were meant to get married. Paul including the family inside jokes during dinner and their favorite song just made it so special. All weddings are lovely, but seeing your children get married is on a whole other level I never knew.