For better or worse, or never
I am ready for marriage. Those words might be empty since I’ve never been married and have only been engaged once upon a time ago. It’s true, I have no idea what to expect in a marriage. But, to be…
I am ready for marriage. Those words might be empty since I’ve never been married and have only been engaged once upon a time ago. It’s true, I have no idea what to expect in a marriage. But, to be…
Stop what you’re doing. There’s a song you should listen to. But first, you need to know a little about how this song came about. The artist was struggling with anxiety and depression. He sat down at his piano and…
“Self love is a good thing but self awareness is more important. You need to once in a while go, ‘Uh I’m kind of an a-hole.’” Louis C.K. It’s been on my mind for a while: I treat Jesus like…
In high school I was suicidal. Although the impulse was overwhelming at times, it would come on like a wave and be gone in a couple of hours. This time was different. This time everything was different. It began like…
If you like your life the way it is, never ever EVER pray for peace. I had everything figured out. I would marry Joel and we would work together to be less miserable as time went on. I would rent…
Although they’re just for fun, personality quizzes help us find our habits—good and bad. When I’m forced to wonder which mythical creature I’d rather befriend I learn what values are most important to me. (It would be so cool to…
In February, two months before Joel and I broke up, I prayed an unusual prayer. “God, please let whatever is hidden between us be made known. Let our secrets come out of the dark and into the light.” That was…
Step 1. Grieve We are told “it’s okay to cry” since elementary school, but crying still makes me feel stupid and ugly so I ignore the impulse until it goes away. However, like an earthquake that causes a tsunami, the…
Going through my break-up with Joel has been a battle against the ocean—some days the waves are small and easy to climb over, others feel like I’m being crushed and pulled under by the riptide. I must have searched for…
“You will lose loved ones because of me,” Jesus promised. I knew what that phrase meant but I didn’t understand it until last night. While we still love them we will lose them. Last night, less than 2 months before…