You’re not just another, who thinks it’s too late to find love. My five-part series, An Unlikely Mrs., is for you. This is part five of my dating story. The first four installments of An Unlikely Mrs. recounted decades of prayers for my future husband (link here), my battle with chronic pain (link here), the well-intentioned but …
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An Unlikely Mrs. Part 4: Wait, the problem is me!
This series, An Unlikely Mrs., is for anyone who thinks it may be too late to find meaningful, lasting romantic love. You’re not just another, who doesn’t know if the right person exists. In the first three parts of An Unlikely Mrs., I described: decades of prayers for my future husband, my battle with chronic, …
An Unlikely Mrs. Part 3: The Mirage of Independence
In college, despite my enervating health obstacles (read here: An Unlikely Mrs. Part 2), of course, I wanted a romantic relationship. I can still picture the ordinary scene: I was walking, phone to ear, close to my college place on the corner, when I shared this desire with a trusted, older and wiser friend. She …
An Unlikely Mrs. Part 2: My Mirthless Companion
Pain. Although I had a few extremely sweet boyfriends in high school, by the time I entered college, mysterious health issues changed my personality and stole my energy. About twenty years later, the diagnosis came to light: stage IV endometriosis. I learned endometriosis stuck my ovaries to the back of my uterus and had grown …
An Unlikely Mrs. Part 1: Little Me, Big Prayers
At a young age, I was taught Jesus cares about all the details of your life. While growing up, Psalm 139 misted and, eventually, saturated my mind. For instance: The whole chapter is worth the few minutes to mentally savor. Because my childhood brimmed with love from a personal God, to me, praying for my …
