“We were going into Houston for dinner with some good friends. Because we expected to have a drink or two, we asked our daughter to be our Uber driver. She was a college student. She was home. She needed the money. So we had her … Continue readingDrunk driver forever changes her life
“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’
(3 of 3) “I’m a person who never put his seat belt on. Even from a young age. I don’t know why. I just never have. I just wish I did that day I had the accident. I would still be fine. “But I’m OK. … Continue reading‘Up and leaving him was never on my radar’
“The first time I started coming to this church, I just let a few little things get to me, and I fell right back into the old me. I was having a hard time reading the Bible. I didn’t really even know how to pray … Continue readingChurch helps on way to turning life around
“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
“We actually met on a gaming console, Xbox. We were playing Grand Theft Auto. “We like all the same things. I mean, we just kind of think the same way. A lot of our opinions, like on world matters, are really similar. So we don’t … Continue readingRelationship partners on the same wavelength
“We’ve been together five years. We’ve been engaged two years.” What’s your wedding plan? “We don’t really have one. I mean, it’s just paper. We’re pretty much married now, just without the paper.” Do you tell people you’re engaged? “Yeah. But I’m starting to think … Continue reading‘We’re pretty much married, just without the paper’
“I met my husband when I was 15 and started dating him when I was 16. He was 23 at the time. We both have single mothers who raised us, and I withheld how old he was from my mother. When she found out, she … Continue readingLiving by golden rule leads to lasting relationship
“When my first wife passed away, I was left trying to raise two young children. So when the two of us got married, she was really marrying three people.” “He said to me, ‘You know, these kids need a mother.’ The thing is, I was … Continue readingTrust, commitment keys to 51 years of marriage
“I don’t usually start writing the beginning of a poem. I start in the middle and build around it. No matter how you approach it, you want every line to be impactful. You want to say something that will move someone. “I feel like my … Continue readingCreating poetry helps her deal with change