If you happen to have five minutes, I want to give your well-worn dating outlook a makeover. Start the timer, and study yourself in the mirror. You – yes you! – could be transformed into a glowing dater. But, first, you have to be willing to try a different shade of dating. Even when what …
A Little Shopping Magic
Let me tell you a shopping tale. Once upon a … well, all the … time, I was an unfit shopper. The sizes I chose were too big, as confirmed by blunt, loving comments from numerous (that’s right – multiple) friends and family. I surveyed every option, and I took too long. I wanted my …
When the Lights Go Out
When the lights go out, You are working. When the lights stay out, You are working. The source of Light, The source of Hope, Your love is all I need. When darkness tries to make a home in my heart, When darkness seems to own my future, The power of your resurrection Wins back my …
Dating App Gold
My goal is for you to join a dating app within a few minutes of reading this post. Who doesn’t want to leap into the predictable experience of countless bathroom selfies and somber, introspective … did I mention solo … videos? If you don’t take your overwhelming loneliness too seriously, it’s a gold mine. With …
Is Indifferent Intimacy Good?
If an individual’s worth is a cultural value, I’m not sure why casual sex is in season. Our culture celebrates detached pleasure as a badge of freedom or shrugs at it like a non-event. It probably is much more fun in the moment. Every individual should have the freedom to choose for herself. The …
Unexpected Light
You are the light, When I cannot see. You make my world bright, Even when what I want cannot be.
Hopeful Mourner
I wonder if this deep sadness is true? Or, is it divine longing that whispers this life isn’t through? I’ve experienced happiness so sweet; now that it’s gone, all that’s left inside is to weep. My heart has broken, and a part of me has died. At least at love, I can say I tried. I …
For John
I met unforgettable “John” on a recent walk. Thankfully, when we met, I was on the phone with a good friend, who overheard the bizarre, insightful exchange. A few moments before, my friend and I were describing amusing caricatures of our love lives, and we joked whether moving is necessary for a fresh dating pool. …
Garden of Dreams
I wrote this during my freshman year of college, and it’s stayed with me. I will wait in your garden of dreams,to uncover the mysteries of the unseen.To plant the seeds in your season,so they can grow upon wisdom and reason. There I will sit, amidst your strength, until your son opens the gate, to …
The Loss Exclusion
In this life, is there anything we can hold on to? Aren’t material things conditional? They eventually depreciate or decay. Anyone’s possessions can be taken or destroyed, although it’s harder for some versus others. Death is guaranteed. Depressing, right? Why am I even writing about this? Hang with me, because when loss seems to be …
