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How the Challenge of Love is Grief
When Life Leads to Heartbreak The past 6 months, beginning on January 26th, life has been busy for me. Remember when I told you about how life has taken on a new normal? Following that blog post, my father continued to recover from the struggles of that illness and the major surgery that he experienced. He was in the hospital, well 4 different hospitals, for a total of 91 days, including in hospital med-rehab. He was finally able to go home with the assistance of home health and the help of his four children. My siblings and I set up a rotating schedule that allowed one of us to be…
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That Kind of Love
Recently I was with another woman and we were watching a romance movie. At the end of the movie she was crying and said, “Don’t you wish you had that kind of love?” My response was, “I do.” She was like, “Really?” I said, “Yeah.” I thought for a moment and then said, “What do you mean by, that kind of love?” She responded with, “You know, someone who will love you know matter what, will always be there for you when you need them and won’t give up even when it seems like there is no hope.” I smiled and said, “Yeah, I have that kind of love. It…
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When Life Leads to Tears
I haven’t written here about all that’s going on with my life right now. There are many reasons why I haven’t written, yet there were many times I wanted to open my heart and share with you. If you haven’t noticed I haven’t been online much lately. Some posts have gone out which were pre-scheduled. Some were works in progress that I hastily finished up to keep the blog looking fresh. And many of my social media posts were pre-scheduled as well. But, personally, I’ve been away. I’ve been away for about 8 weeks, away from blogging, away from homeschooling, away from home, away from my normal life. That’s because I’m living…
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Loving my Husband
Marriage: Where 2 Equals 1 I love my husband. How could I not? He makes me whole. I gave up myself when I chose to become his wife. I continue to make that choice for myself each day that I am privileged to walk with him through this life. I am choose loving my husband. Let me count some of the reasons why. The thing is though, the thing I think a lot of couples miss is that he too gave up something when he chose to marry me. He gave up himself, for me. So while I give myself up for him, he gives himself up for me and we…
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Marriage Moment: Symbol of Love
This symbol of love starts out with the excitement of anticipation. Every girl, at least every girl I know, dreams of the day when her guy drops to one knee and declares his love for her by asking her to marry him. It is dreamed of for years before the guy is ever found. It is the stuff of fairy tales and at the center of the story is the ring, the engagement ring. For some girls, it’s about how big the stone is, or how valuable the piece is. That isn’t true for all girls though. For me, I was simply thankful that the man I loved also loved me…
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In Marriage You Need to Grow in LOVE
Many people start out in a relationship saying that they are falling in love. It’s the feeling of losing control of one’s emotions that feels like falling. But, when we fall we end up getting hurt. Marriage should be more than the feeling of falling. Marriage is a long-term commitment that needs nurturing, it needs care and a willingness to abide together through everything that happens in life. Through choice, and willingness a couple can grow in love to build a solid foundation. Over time as that love grows it can become something amazing and in time, abiding love can be joy that brings fulfillment to both. Love, something that…
