“Healing comes from letting there be room for all of ‘this’ to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.” — Pema Chodron “Grief doesn’t just bring tears. It enters your heart, your bones, your spirit, every movement and breath you take. Losing … Continue readingEarring project helps keep couple’s story alive
“I had my heart set on a Basset Hound. But then we looked at this breed of dog I had never heard of, called a Rat Terrier. In that moment, I knew I was not going home with a Basset Hound. It ended up being … Continue reading‘There will never be another Samson’
“When you’re on the street by yourself, it feels pretty worthless. I don’t want to be here. It gets very lonely. I’ve been very depressed. I cry myself to sleep every night. I just wish I could find somebody to love me as much as … Continue readingBeing homeless ‘feels pretty worthless’
“I was 18 at the time we met, and he was 28. So I didn’t really get to experience many things that other people experience before getting into a relationship. Like dating and just doing different things as a single person. “I feel like I … Continue reading‘I feel like this time, it’s really forever’
“One day, we were both at a party. He came up to me and said, ‘Do you want to dance?’ He looked so handsome. So I said, ‘Yes.’ That’s how we met. “I was 18 or 19 years old. I saw him before in the … Continue readingLove takes them from Mexico to U.S.
“I grew up in a household where I never saw affection. Well, I saw it from one individual, the female, but not from the male. He was always too macho. “It was a physically abusive environment. Not toward me, but the female. When I saw … Continue reading‘I had a lot of confusion about how a man should treat a woman’
“We’re a combined family. He has seven kids from his previous marriage and I have two. I also have custody of my two grandkids, so together we have 11. Eight of them live at home. “After being off almost a whole year, we’re both blessed … Continue reading‘I literally fell in love with him all over again’
Roger: “I hadn’t seen my two brothers in Michigan in quite a while, so I went up there to visit. One day while I was driving to the park, I noticed a woman whose car was broke down on the side of the road. It … Continue readingMechanic fixes his way to her heart
“I’ve learned so much about the coronavirus, like how you can carry it without knowing and pass it along to others. That makes it very difficult to see and track. “My sister, mom and dad all agreed to limit physical contact from different households due … Continue readingSocial distancing can be heart-breaking
“I was working at Walmart on the night shift, but I was going to move to days because my shift got real boring. So out of curiosity I was thinking, there have to be some cute girls on the day shift, right? Like, somebody. “I … Continue readingRelationship begins with jelly beans at Walmart