SurvivingSara

Tag: Marriage

  • Til Death Do Us Part – or You Vote for Trump?

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    Since the election, I have been purposefully avoiding media coverage of the president-elect and his incoming administration. Headlines pass in my newsfeed regarding all aspects of the subject and I confess it’s like driving by a bad car wreck; I cover my eyes but peek between fingers. Mere glances at my news feed and past…

  • There’s That River in Egypt Again

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    Do you take return trips to places you’ve visited in the past? I seem to be drawn to long cruises on the River Nile. It is beautiful. Problem is, I don’t even know I’ve been on the water alone until a friend or counselor lets me know it’s time to disembark. Good news is this…

  • Shhhhh

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    Don’t talk about it. Keep your feelings to yourself. Oooh, do I need to treat you with kid gloves? You’re really gonna go there? I did not sound that way. It wasn’t meant like that. Makes you feel bad? Listening to you nitpick everything I say is making me feel bad. That’s how I feel…

  • It Took 29 Years to Get Here

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    On 2/29/92 at 2:29, I married my husband. I was 27 and he was 21, and we’d been dating for three years; I’ll let you do the math. We got married in Las Vegas because my family was in Washington State and his is all in California. We found a beautiful little chapel months ahead…