Marriage, Conflict, and My Side of the Street

“You need to focus on letting go of this bitterness and forgiving one another,” the counselor says, almost every week.

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A dream born in suffering

“This isn’t what we planned. It doesn’t look like we hoped. We need to make changes in our budget and serious decisions about our finances.”

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Every moment matters.

“I feel like I wasted my time”, I said to my mom through tears.

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What if I’m not ready to get married?

Out on the patio with my feet propped up, I can see the tips of my wedding shoes peeking out over my laptop.

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Gardening Lessons

When we drove up the driveway to our new home in 1998 the grass was above our knees when we walked across it to meet our new neighbors.

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Tilling the Soil for a Strong and Tender Heart

It has been a year to the day since I reached out to a friend and left a voicemail inviting her to coffee… inviting her to friendship with me again. “I would love to see your face.”

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