I’m just going to say it… every healthy marriage has at least one moment (or maybe many ) where you look at your spouse and think: “I cannot believe I married this @#$%!.”

Yep. I’ve been there. And before you feel too bad for KC, let’s be honest… at some point, I’m sure he’s had the exact same thought about me!

And is he really a [insert your choice word here]? Of course not. I love that man more than anything in the world! But I can also get so darn angry with him that I just have to leave the room (or the house!) because I don’t even want to share the same air.

And maybe that feels a little crazy - the whiplash between loving so deeply and being so angry and frustrated. But it’s not crazy. It’s marriage.

I know many of us are experiencing the bittersweet emotions of watching our kids step into new seasons of life. We are so full of pride in who they’re becoming and yet, there is an overwhelming sadness about how quickly time is passing. Some of us are still sorting through those big emotions this week as college drop-offs continue and a new school year begins.

And when all are settled, and our babies are are doing what we raised them to do - maybe in another city, or even still under our roof but busy living their own lives - we have to stop and wonder: When the kids leave, what’s left?

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.