Degrees in Idealism

exploring how we would live if we truly believed life was meaningful

Carry Me Home

06.23.2018 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 2 Comments

When my husband and I first watched our wedding video it warmed my heart to relive one of the very best days of our lives. But I also had a lot of criticism for myself– mostly trivial things like the way my hair was pinned in one spot or how I wish I’d prepared a […]

Categories // Marriage Tags // #anniversary, #love, #marriage, #sixyears

When You Can’t Do Date Night

01.13.2018 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 4 Comments

Scheduled date nights are often prescribed for couples to keep their relationships strong. I don’t think this is a bad thing— I think it’s most often a very good thing! Creating uninterrupted, quality time and space to spend with those we love is essential. Nobody wants their marriage to become a mere roommate-situation. Scheduled date […]

Categories // Family, Marriage Tags // #datenight, #koselig, #marriage, #parenthood, #romance

Letting Go of Your Health

03.04.2017 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 1 Comment

Three years ago, on a beautiful February day, my husband, son, and I hiked Kennesaw Mountain with some friends. A few minutes after arriving home I started feeling very sick. I had had Crohn’s disease for almost seven years but it had never been as severe as it became after that day. Three hospitalizations, five […]

Categories // Family, Soul Tags // #autoimmune, #crohns, #findingmeaning, #health, #marriage, #nature, #parenthood

The Very Thought of You

11.12.2016 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // Leave a Comment

It seems to be a generally accepted fate that people who fell in love will fall out of it and that romance within long-term relationships or marriage is bound to die. The usual advice to try to prevent this goes something like: try to make time for each other. Set monthly/weekly date nights. And certainly, […]

Categories // Marriage Tags // #love, #marriage, #romance

So What if We’re Not Biologically Monogamous?

08.25.2015 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // Leave a Comment

The fact that 38 million married people are registered on the recently hacked cheating website, Ashley Madison, has come as a shock to many, but not necessarily a real disappointment. There have been plenty of recent articles claiming the situation a mere natural consequence of an unnatural expectation. They point to evidence that humans are probably not biologically […]

Categories // Culture, Marriage Tags // #love, #marriage, #monogamy

When The Love Letters Stop

06.19.2015 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 1 Comment

On our bathroom counter there is an old sparkling grape juice bottle decorated with ribbons. It was the bottle my husband (then boyfriend) brought when he took me on a romantic date to the rooftop of our college dining hall. Later, he decorated the bottle for me to keep as a memento. Looking at it today, […]

Categories // Marriage Tags // #love, #marriage, #romance

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About Me

I'm Elizabeth. I'm a wife, a mother to six children, a writer, and a lover and seeker of the beautiful, the true, and the good. I am a believer in idealism-- that even amidst the chaos and the confusion, the exhaustion and the sadness of life there is always joy to be found, hope to be clung to, and a better path to be taken. I write my thoughts on this blog. Links to my fiction books are at the bottom of the page.

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