Cupid's Crash Course
True Love
Thursday, August 14th, 2008” Our culture has taught us to equate love with gratification- with getting rather than giving, with talking rather than sharing, with being our own persons rather than feeling a oneness with our mates. Therefore, it is not surprising that people go in and out of relationships since the returns are bound to fall short […]
Diary- July 23, 2008 Seventh Entry
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 ”That can’t eat, can’t sleep, reach for the stars over the fence, World Series kind of love” - Diane Barrows in the film, “It Takes Two.”
A few weeks ago, one of my co-workers said ( about me) to one of our associates:
“Do you notice how she is glowing and smiling all the time?”
That friend of mine, whom […]
After the Meeting
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008This is how I pictured it but not at all how it happened.
Sitting in a corner booth, I have forgotten all about the menu in front of me.
Leaning forward in the seat I’ve taken across from theirs, my eyes wide open and sparkling with hopeful anticipation, I am the first to speak.
Speaking so eagerly I almost […]
Language Barrier
Thursday, June 19th, 2008I went to the library yesterday, straight from work, and borrowed the book “Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus.”
Though I have only had time to read the introduction, I already feel immensely comforted.
FINALLY, somebody gets it- and a man no less!
For the most part, talking to my boyfriend is the most enjoyable part […]
Merge
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008When I get off work this afternoon, I am going to the library to borrow “Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus.”
I plan to read the book twice- at least.
I can honestly say that one of the biggest surprises in my life has been seeing firsthand how DIFFERENT men and women are.
I don’t remember anyone- parent, teacher, or pastor- emphasizing […]
How to Handle a Woman
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Excerpts from Kathy Troccoli and Dee Brestin’s Bible study book, “Falling in Love with Jesus from the section Week 1: A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes.”
“When Cinderella sings,” A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes,” females from nine to ninety sigh.
God knows us, He designed us to be uniquely feminine, and He […]
Doctor’s Orders
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Last night at a basketball game, I received a text from my boyfriend, which said, “We’re done.”
It took me a minute to realize that he was referring not to him and me, but to the sports team we both root for.
(Our team had just suffered a dramatic loss in a crucial play off game. […]
