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MY LOVE STORY (SO FAR), PART THREE: INTENTIONAL WAITING
“Like waking up from the longest dream, how real it seemed…until Your love broke through.” “Your Love Broke Through” by Keith Greene I once heard a heroine in a story say the fear she felt at being captured by bandits “paled in comparison” to how safe she felt in her hero’s arms when he came to her rescue. That’s certainly how it was for me. As I walked out of that gymnasium (see my last blog post) into the parking lot of South Laurel High School, I knew my life had turned a beautiful corner. Peace overwhelmed me like I hadn’t felt since the early days of my childhood when…
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MY LOVE STORY (SO FAR), PART ONE: PURITY RINGS AND SELFISH PROMISES
Part of me really does not want to write this blog post. For one thing, it has very little to do with being an author or writing consultant or story explorer, which are the main points of this website. For another, I’m a fiercely private person—especially in the romance department. My love life is something I guard like a bulldog and rarely ever discuss with, well, anyone, let alone the whole world. And, finally, I like being liked. I don’t enjoy making people uncomfortable, I hate being offensive, and I never want to purposefully do something that would either cause someone to laugh at or be angry with me (or…