About carrien
I've been married 8 1/2 years. We have 3 children ages 7, 5, and 2 that I home school. My husband and I founded a non profit organization this past year. We plan to move our family to Thailand to help take care of children at risk in refugee communities in the north. Once I spent a lot of time complaining about my husband. Now I know I'm very blessed to have him and spend time trying to be a good wife. In my "spare time" I write.Website: http://shelaughsatthedays.blogspot.com
Posts by carrien
A Journey of Hope
By carrien on October 15, 2009
My name is Carrien Blue. I am the administrator for The Charis Project. We are a non-profit dedicated to the prevention of human trafficking of tribal children from Burma and the refugee villages of northern Thailand by strengthening those communities {read more}
By carrien on October 15, 2009
Do you know what makes him happy?
By carrien on August 26, 2009
A few months back I had a miscarriage. My husband was amazing. He knew exactly what to do to help me through. When to listen. When to make me laugh when I didn’t think it was possible to smile. Right down to the kind of ice cream to buy and how {read more}
By carrien on August 26, 2009
Wedding, is not a Marriage.
By carrien on June 1, 2009
When things go wrong
When I was a young bride to be I was in the midst of planning a somewhat unconventional wedding. It was what we wanted and what we could afford.
My worried mother followed around in my wake with a constant refrain of, “I just {read more}
By carrien on June 1, 2009
A sane woman’s guide to marriage as well.
By carrien on April 8, 2009
This past week I discovered, quite unexpectedly, that if all goes as it normally does I will be meeting my 4th child in November. This was not part of the plan. But we are thrilled. Fortunately I was already reading A Sane Woman’s Guide to Raising {read more}
By carrien on April 8, 2009
Be Constructive
By carrien on March 25, 2009
The table in the photo is a constant reminder to me of a fight that never happened. It is also a reminder of how many fights don’t need to happen.
The story begins in Canada as we prepared to move to California several years ago. The price of crossing {read more}
By carrien on March 25, 2009
The Difference Between Like and Love
By carrien on March 20, 2009
My husband and I often say, “I like you” to each other. For us it’s often a more complementary thing to hear than “I love you.”
Why?
Because we both recognize that love and like are very different things. I can love someone, {read more}
By carrien on March 20, 2009
How to Get Through The Hard Times Together
By carrien on March 12, 2009
I asked my husband what he thought I should write about this week and he said, “the value of hardship and difficulty in a marriage.” So I sat down to write about that before I realized that that’s not quite right. That he perceives the {read more}
By carrien on March 12, 2009
What We Can Learn From Arranged Marriages
By carrien on February 26, 2009
I recently spent an afternoon in a house full of couples whose marriages were arranged. They are all from India. Most marriages in India are still arranged regardless of religion. They all thought it was a much smarter way to find a spouse than the typical {read more}
By carrien on February 26, 2009
Attitude Is A Choice Only You Can Make
By carrien on February 17, 2009
One of the secrets to a good marriage, I think, is the ability to let slide the things that don’t really matter.
So one of you ALWAYS loads the dishwasher, and the other NEVER offers to help. It’s not really grounds for divorce. But it can {read more}
By carrien on February 17, 2009
The intimate marriage
By carrien on February 5, 2009
Ever notice how good sex and a good marriage have a great deal in common? When one person moves one way, the other shifts to accommodate them. Each knows what the other enjoys and does it automatically, almost without thought, bringing pleasure to the {read more}
By carrien on February 5, 2009
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