a second valentine’s day post. read the first one (from 2021) here. Her voice came through with words on a grainy video screen, so familiar, an echo through time and space, years after my own words ran dry with the same emotion. “I’m just tired of hoping,” my friend said, reflecting on her singleness and […]
a letter to those single on valentine’s day
Dearest ladies, who also happen to be single on Valentine’s Day, Can I just say, right off the bat, that you are not merely “a single lady”? That phrase tries to mark out your identity, but it cannot do so. You are single, circumstantially. It’s a part of your life. It is not who you […]
advent 2020, week 4: what I’ve learned about love
Today, I’ve been married for 10 months. And I love the timing of this, in the final week of Advent, the week which bears the theme: love. On Sunday, our pastor shared on this theme some words that really resonated with me: Advent is a coming of love. The nature of love is participation; it’s […]
It’s time to tell your story
a guest post at Windrose Magazine I love writing for my friend Ally at Windrose Magazine, and this post is a special one. Part love story, part practical advice–just picture me pulling up a chair with you at a coffee shop (I’ll have an iced chai, probably) to tell you my story & encourage you […]
Behold his love
#fromthejournalfridays is a real throwback today, to an old (literally the spine is separating) bible study journal of mine, where I studied several books of the bible and took notes on a few verses at a time. This entry was about God’s love. January 22, 2014 Notes on 1st John 3.1-3 “Behold what wonderful love […]
love is not a balancing act
I am a first-responder-friend. A friend who always wants to makes the first move, send the first text, be there when the others disappear. It’s just in my heart to want to be there, perhaps because I spent so many years without having anyone be there, without having anyone to be there for, without letting anyone […]