February 2012
4 posts
another feminine failure
For a long while, I was not friends with many girls. I was the one that hid behind the “I am just better friends with guys,” phrase. My primary reason for this was probably a combination of intimidation and jealousy of other girls. Obviously, I mistakenly thought, that no boy would ever see me if I hung out with other girls, especially really pretty ones.
So for years, I shirked...
To Have and To Hold →
It might really be that the wedding day, as a blessing, is a chance to bless the ones you love with what you can give, and [we] have been working to figure out what that looks like. But we are being asked to give more than a party. We are being asked to give ourselves, to give our hearts and lives to the work of the life that calls us together.
-Alison Backous, for The Curator Magazine
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valentine pride
I am an unabashed Valentine’s Day fan. Not for the kitch, nor for the sweets. Just for the celebration of all things love.
And this year, Chris and I aren’t really “doing anything” for the holiday, but it doesn’t mean I’m not celebrating in my own personal way, gripping and cradling my thankfulness for him and for everyone else who loves us individually and...
