Okay, Okay. For the last few weeks this blog has gotten a little skewed towards things like relationships, marriage, and all the crazy that comes out of us when we are trying to navigate such things. I have attempted to … Continue reading
Category Archives: 31 Lovers Quarrels
Super Power
Did you know I have a super power? I haven’t quite figured out how to harness it for more good than evil, yet, but it exists. Over the years I have begun to recognize this force as it plays out … Continue reading
3/100 // Love
Today’s writing challenge is about Love. I have to be honest. I don’t want to write about Love. I have filled this blog with stories of heartbreak, love un-returned, love not reconciled, left-over love and love poured out, undeserved. What more is … Continue reading
The Cafe, Part 1
She sits in the corner booth of a busy French bakery. The giant picture window behind her lets in the cloud-filtered light of an early afternoon while families bustle outside shopping, laughing, walking in the nearly Spring weekend. Nestled into … Continue reading
Another Era
I may have been imparted with a soul from another era. The deepest parts of me do not regularly find life or adventure or romance in the things of this age, but desperately long to cling to something . … Continue reading
Dating (not) Optional
The quick walk from my perpendicular parking space to the double-wide glass doors of the local mega-bookstore is usually full of anticipation. My fingertips can feel the pages before my eyes can see them and my wallet nearly leaps forward, … Continue reading
1: In Hardship
Our responses and reactions to the things that happen around us reveal the depth of our character and nature. They are opportunities, also, to show the character and love of God. This Lenten Season I am practicing awareness by looking … Continue reading
Past and Future
It has been six days since my last post about unfriending a certain someone from my past. I have spent the week receiving messages that support my decision and comments that the post encouraged others to protect their hearts and … Continue reading
Forgetting to Forget
It was late. We had a long day of adventure and beauty and my friend L and I were ending it sitting at my dining room table, wrapping up some to-do lists and mindlessly scanning through social media. It happened … Continue reading
The Character of Modern Dating
A few days ago I published a short rant about the troubles I have with dating, including some tips for men and a generalized statement about what I am looking for boiled down to one word: Character. One Freshly Pressed link, 4,000+ … Continue reading