By Tara Buchanan

Behind Our Smiles

Joe & Tara Buchanan

When Your Spouse Has Experienced Trauma

I married a man who had experienced trauma. I knew that when I married him....but exactly what that meant wasn’t clear to me in the beginning.   Having almost zero experience with trauma and abuse personally, it was a big jump in my worldview to understand this man whose definition of his ... VIEW POST

The Secret to Making Marriage Last

Did you ever have to sock money into an old vehicle? We’ve been there many times.  Recently we had to put a good sum of money into an older vehicle and to be honest, it was not fun!   Our 15-year-old minivan  needed some major repairs and we were undecided whether not to put that kind of money into ... VIEW POST

When the Holidays are Hard

Does the Christmas season bring up the best memories for you?  I got all the good memories when it comes to Christmas:  the excitement of going into the attic for our artificial tree (seriously, a great memory!!) being a part of countless Christmas musicals, and of course Christmas morning with my ... VIEW POST

How to Show Gratitude

Do you ever feel unappreciated? All that stuff you do, day in and day out, and no one knows the level of effort and work you’re putting in. Does anyone even notice? Oh yeah, if it doesn’t get done then someone might notice!! I know that's how I feel some days.   I can feel that way in my ... VIEW POST

8 Secrets from 50 Years of Marriage

This week my parents, Tim and Lynette, are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary!  Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad! My parents' faithfulness to God and to each other has been a tremendous example to Joe and me as well as to countless others. We are so excited to celebrate this milestone with ... VIEW POST

How My Husband Got to be So Good-Looking

Sometimes I have that moment where I look at Joe and think, Wow, is he not the most handsome guy in the world? I mean look at that face and those eyes!!!   It’s not just that I married a handsome guy :)   I'm attracted to him!  But that attraction does not happen out of nowhere.   In the ... VIEW POST

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