Category: Relationships
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The Final Cut
Many of us have experienced disappointment in relationships. Being overlooked, unappreciated and stunningly disregarded can be painful. Such disappointments occasionally happen with people we invested in. Those we were determined to love and lift up, despite their less-than-desirable behavior. We do this because we’re Christ followers. Because Jesus was the…
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Etiquette is Becoming Obsolete…Even at the Library
I love love and rarely watch a rom-com I don’t enjoy. But my affinity for love-stories does not carry over…
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Happy Galentine’s Day
A lady I just met (literally ten minutes earlier), randomly started discussing how difficult it was to work with other women.
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We Became the Roots They Needed
While walking a wooded area of a beautiful park, I noticed several tree roots at my feet. My two thoughts? 1) Don’t twist an ankle.
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The Person They Remember is Not the Person I Know
“How Great Thou Art” emerged from his robust chest, filling the sanctuary. My eyes welled as the bellowing voice rose to the rafters. The words clearly resonating deep within his own soul. After a year of watching the man in his late-40’s at a distance – him singing up on…
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Road to Friendship: Muscle Cars
My husband made an unexpected hard right into a plaza parking lot last week. I looked around wondering why. Then, I turned to see a 1971 Dodge Challenger sitting on a flatbed. I smiled, pulling out my phone to take a photo. I instinctively thought to send it to my…
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Choosing To Overcome vs. Giving Up
I sat across from her, listening to the same stories I’ve heard before.
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7 Strange and Beautiful Things
Sharing curious and beautiful observations from the last couple weeks…
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My Invisible Iron Man Suit
The last thing she needs is the suited-up version of yet another person. Covered. Closed-off…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 