Category: Marriage and family
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For Daniel: Year Three, I Love The Way
We were married last year. You promised some things, and I did too. There were words thrown around like “love” and “forever” and “yours” and “mine.” We swore to each other in front of friends, family and a few strangers that we would love and cherish each other until our very last breath. I didn’t…
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I meant to be thinner for my wedding.
I was going to start working out 6 months before, because I was going to have a killer body for the honeymoon…
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Keeps No Record of Wrongs
Keeping no records of wrongs means agreeing to live with the consequences of another’s sinful behavior.
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For Daniel: Year Two, The Story of Us
Let’s face it. Valentine’s Day can be really taxing. There’s pressure from all sides. For those in an undefined relationship, there’s pressure to commit. For those in a committed relationship, there’s pressure to out-buy, and out-perform. Finally, for those who aren’t in relationships, there’s the onslaught of happily committed couples around every corner, oozing affection,…
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Isolation, Social Silos and this thing called Social Anxiety.
Social anxiety is a condition that seems to have become rampant in recent years. It used to be that if an individual had trouble interacting with others, it was a personality quirk… Not a disorder. These days, things are a little different. Many would much rather text than call, and a ringing phone is enough…
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Going Home… and other things that feel like going backwards.
Sometimes going home feels like going backwards.
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Stop Asking Me When I’m Getting Married
Ignorant, yet well-meaning people. Is there anyone in the world so dangerously unaware?
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Daniel + Kayla, sitting in a tree
So, I’m engaged. You can’t tell this virtually, but right now I’m pausing for applause… and to give my grand-childless mother the opportunity to stop her wild, jubilant weeping. I didn’t know whether or not I should do an “engagement post,” because: a) most of the engagement announcement blogs I’ve seen are incredibly cheesy, and b)…
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We Are Not The American Dream
If time is the fabric of life, then she is the stitching that brought so many lives together.
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