Posted in Faith, Relationships, tagged beauty, love, purpose, Relationships, self-worth, value on July 2, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Today a coworker and I were discussing terms that relate to the value of something. The term that popped into my head was “ten-cow wife.” That’s a phrase I picked up from a short movie I’d watched in seventh grade. It was about a Polynesian trader who seemed to pay too many cows for his bride. (more…)
Posted in Crime & Justice, Relationships, tagged domestic violence, homicide, Munchausen’s by proxy, Relationships, unsolved case on January 24, 2013| 10 Comments »
Andrew Wyeth, Wind from the Sea
I was 10 years old the first time it happened.
She was found dead at a campsite in Eastern Washington.
I remember exactly where I was standing, what the weather was like, who was talking to me. I wasn’t sure how to respond. It was not surprising that the suspect was a family member in this case, but I was shocked at the brutal way in which she’d died.
The suspect was never arrested. They knew he did it, and eventually he was found dead somewhere himself, a topic for another time. But until I learned his fate from the lead detective decades later, that cold, vacant feeling never left me.
It was murder. (more…)
Posted in Faith, Relationships, tagged divorce, ex, faithfulness, Relationships, truth on August 13, 2010| Leave a Comment »
He works in mysterious ways. As if to answer the questions in the nightmares I wrote about on Monday, today I learned a major truth about one relationship I addressed. Those nightmares were no accident. They opened up the doors to answers I’ve spent six months hoping for. Now most of the red flags make sense. (more…)
Posted in Relationships, tagged arguments, conflict, drama, marriage, Relationships on May 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »
This week I find myself mulling over the factors that influence men’s and women’s decisions to argue. And not just argue, but tear each other apart. It’s all around me. It’s an epidemic.
We end up feeling sliced, diced, and boiled like rice. It’s an event that can leave strong people in shock, shaking, wondering what just happened.
It’s disrespectful, it’s ugly, and it’s abusive. Yet it’s so easy to get sucked into. I’m bothered as to why even those of us who hate it are tempted to engage. It’s almost like our human nature salivates for it. (more…)
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