I can feel it when it happens. Can you? A tense conversation begins to escalate and my strong emotions, my perspective, my concerns, my fears, all begin to fuel my desperation to be heard. To be understood. To appeal to reason. To prevail. And I wrestle. If it is someone I care for deeply, I … Continue reading Dance, Don’t Wrestle
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Teen Love Can Last
Yes, it is true. John & I are proof that you can meet the love of your life at 15 or 16. That is how old we were 31 years ago today when John & I met on a yellow school bus. We had been at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes event at UVA with … Continue reading Teen Love Can Last
Living the Vows
They are the unwelcome words at a wedding. Those five words, “until death do us part." On a day of beginnings, when death and separation are furthest from our minds, those words barge in. Like in a fairytale, when a vengeful fairy crashes the royal wedding with a curse of doom. Entirely unwelcome. Yet, entirely … Continue reading Living the Vows
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