Tag: marriage
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What Does It Cost To Hang On?
On my wedding day, I wasn’t thinking of years into the future. What it might be like to grow old with my new husband. What having a family together would look like. I’m not one who enjoys being the center of attention, so I was focused on getting through the day. Weddings back then weren’t…
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Happily Ever–When?
I’m a great expecter–with massive expectations of what my life should look like. I fully expected to get through college, find a job and get married. Did that. The fact that I’m still married to that guy I dated all those years ago is a testimony to the grace of God. I fully expected to have…
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When The Gift Is Greater Than The Sale
Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Two terms that send chills through my being. The invitation to shop NOW and get unbelievable deals for Christmas. I’m not a shopper. I’ve serious shop avoidance issues. I love a good deal, just like the next person. But tempting me to get out with a bazillion other shoppers…
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We Are Family
Every man, woman and child has begun the same way. I’m no biology wizard, but I do have six kids. It takes an egg and a sperm to make a human. The combined effort of a man and woman–however that might look. We all have family–the biological reality that our individual gene pools are made…
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Anticipation–It’s Making Me Wait
I’ve never considered myself a good waiter. Not the kind that works in a restaurant. I always wanted to do that because I love talking to people. I’m talking about the “you-can’t-have-what-you-want-now” kind of waiting. More than a little selfish. Like a child who wants everything they see on commercials. Only more grown up with…
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