Month: February 2019

21 Relational Needs

.Reading time 6 minutes.

Do you ever get upset with your spouse for not meeting your needs? No, never? C’mon, I know I’m not alone in this! If you’re like me, sometimes I cannot identify what I actually need from Hart, however, I definitely know when he is not hitting the mark. So, how can I tell him what […]

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Recognizing Your Match

.Reading time 14 minutes.

End of January 2010 I decided to become dedicated and hire Hart as my personal trainer, not sure if it was a dedication to my health or rather spending more time with Hart. It was the New Year, after all, the time to commit to positive change.  I was interested in getting stronger, and perhaps a […]

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Father of the Bride Pt. 2

.Reading time 13 minutes.

When all the speeches had been given, I got up to go to the ladies room for a break. As I walked in, I heard sobbing coming from one of the bathroom stalls. I opened the door and surprisingly found my younger sister hunched over with a heartbroken face. She at the time had an […]

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Father of the Bride Pt. 1

.Reading time 14 minutes.

July 3, 2010 – Phoenix, AZ I didn’t notice the 106-degree desert heat that day. My heart was too happy to feel anything but joy at our wedding.  It was like a dream.  My normal perfectionism of planning events melted away, and I was able to absorb the beauty of it without my attention pivoting from marrying my soulmate. There were so […]

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Earning Your Story

.Reading time 13 minutes.

DECEMBER 2009 Post break up, I began to say yes to any person that asked me out.  “Why not?” I thought. “I don’t have a thing to lose.” I wasn’t mentally or emotionally invested, so I carelessly collected dates. “Perhaps this will help me move on,” I thought, but I didn’t really believe it would. […]

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