Photo by Kelly on Pexels.com One of the many reasons I've never regretting marrying young is that we've always allowed each other space to be our own person. Kahlil Gibran writes, "Let there be spaces in your togetherness," emphasizing that codependency is not a healthy foundation. One of the ways we've allowed each other spaces [...]
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com I hate what organized religion does to people. I hate how people turn into spineless puppets to defend a man-made system and lose their love of other individuals. I hate how individuals become objects to manipulate and control. I hate how organized religion lays heavy burdens on already sagging [...]
"Lately I've been going through changes / I've been doing a little light rearranging. Blew up my whole life, I'm not complaining / Just thought I'd start with some honesty." Ben Rector, "Daughter" I was going to be silent on this topic and let my life speak for itself. However, at my friend Toccora's urging, [...]
Photo by Rene Asmussen on Pexels.com The honeymoon is over, the newness has worn off, and life has settled into a comfortable routine. Google photos just showed me that today a year ago, we were sitting in this very living room working on our guest list. Then, we were excitedly engaged, sitting in “his” living room planning for [...]
“Can you trust your emotions? What is the purpose of your emotions?” If someone asked you that, how would you reply? As someone who’s dealt with some heavy emotions like grief and fear, I of course have a different perspective that someone with a different life story that hasn’t dealt with loss. As my friend [...]
Today I sit at my dining room table, watching snow fall and eating spicy Asian chicken and rice. Beside me is a tissue, elderberry syrup, and my faithful dog, watching me with her calm brown eyes. I am home, sick with everyone’s favorite little virus, contemplating, of all the things, the gentle workings of God. [...]
Photo by Blue Ox Studio on Pexels.com The backpack bit into my shoulders as I read the trailhead sign. "Freedom Point 3.6 miles. Beware of shifting trail." I glanced around anxiously. I had arrived at this sign after several hours of wandering through a wasteland, with briars catching my ankles and sandy paths that sucked [...]
Photo by Trung Nguyen on Pexels.com The glory of marriage is learning to unite weaknesses into strengths, till one is stronger and more whole than before. Luci Shaw compares marriage to a gothic stone arch, with Christ as the capstone, uniting individual leanings into unity. In her analogy, marriage becomes a entrance, rather than a [...]
Photo by Flora Westbrook on Pexels.com He entered my life at a time when I was disillusioned with single young men. I had just come back from Bible school out of state, and the young men that I liked didn't seem to notice me. The socially awkward loner, however, did notice me, and I ended [...]
Today’s post is simply a window in my end of year reflections. This year has been mentally difficult for me, as for many, but in the end, I’ve found it refreshing to have some of the façade stripped away. As we near the end of the year, retrospection over the year feels heavier for many [...]
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