i have the opposite problem in that my mother-in-law does not like the woman her son married. i'm not who she expected, i'm not what he 'deserves." and so i bite my tongue and cry in secret more than i admit to my husband. and i speak against her sometimes, but sometimes he comes alongside me and says, "she was wrong, baby."

sometimes, you have to speak against another person. sometimes you have to speak against your husband, not to bash but to be SEEN. i sit with my small group and I SOB with them over those times when i feel abandoned by my husband. we all need outlets or else we all explode.

wow...this is so amazing! how real, how beautiful. this is incredible to realize that the simplest things can change a heart, even transform an entire life. and it can start with a glass of sweet tea and banana pudding.

blessed from emily's place today.