Tag Archives: love
Desperately Seeking Love
I spent most of my life as a single, having now only been married for three years. In high school, I wondered what made other girls who always had a boyfriend different from me. Even into my twenties and early … Continue reading
Five Minute Friday: NEED
About ten years ago, I dated a boy who told me right off the bat he was codependent. I had no idea what that meant initially, even as he explained that he “needed to feel needed.” Our relationship came to … Continue reading
Day 31/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: REST
Day 31 Rest, my precious child. Lay your head on my shoulder allow your breaths to slow and our heartbeats to align. Let me feel the warmth of your cheek against mine. Close your sleepy eyes and melt into me.
Missing My Uncle Mark
The end of September in 2004 was the last time I saw my uncle Mark. He and my parents had driven up to Baltimore to help move me out of the condo I was living, since I was moving back … Continue reading
Day 23/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: WORK
Day 23 Relationships take work. They don’t just all of a sudden happen and POOF, you have a new best friend, or love to spend time with your sister, or have a great marriage. People need to be loved actively, … Continue reading
Day 22/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: LIGHT
Day 22 Each morning, it is my prayer that I would be a light to everyone in my path. That the love of Jesus shines through me by my actions, my words, or even just in a smile. There are … Continue reading
Day 17 & 18/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: GROW & SHARE
Day 17 Day 18 Three years ago, I promised to share my life with you no matter the circumstances through joy and pain. We had no idea the magnitude of our vows until they were tested. I had no constructive … Continue reading
Day 8/31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes 2017: TRUTH
Day 8 What is truth? It is irrefutable. Some truths are self evident, that all men are created equal is probably the one that comes to mind most readily. As humans, we all believe that what we believe is the … Continue reading
Day 7/31 Days of 5 Minute Free Writes 2017: HOLD
Day 7 I, ____, take you, ____, to be my lawfully wedded (husband/wife), to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. … Continue reading
Rejoicing over me with songs
Some days we feel unloveable and/or unworthy of love. Those are usually the days we need to feel loved the most. For those of us who believe in God, the very idea of His love for us is so difficult … Continue reading
