BRAVEHEARTS

  The headlines crush us again with stories of inappropriate relationships that result in severe consequences — the loss of job, reputation, and trust. I’m afraid we read the headlines and fill in the story with images from terrible television shows like Mistresses or country western songs that tell stories of lost lovers or lost dogs or […]

Tags: Affairs, Confusion, Divorce, Forgetfulness, Inappropriate Relationships, Love, Naivete, Presumption, Tulian Tchividjian

I received over 100 responses to my last blog about my attempt to enter the dating world at 50!  Many of you wrote that you thought I was courageous, but most of you warned me to be cautious.  I want you all to know that I took notes on all of your comments and used […]

Tags: Addiction, Colorado, counselor, Dating, Love, Relationships, Sharon Hersh, substance abuse

When I was in college the big event of the year was the Valentine’s Banquet.  It was the occasion that often marked the beginning of a dating relationship.  I had heard stories of upper-classwomen who had been asked to the banquet and knew from the moment their dates picked them up at their dorms, that they had met the […]

Tags: Addiction, Colorado, counselor, Dating, Love, Sharon Hersh, substance abuse, Vulnerability

I lied to a friend of mine this week.  He asked how I was doing and rather than talk about some heartache and struggle, I answered with the favorite Christian f-word, “Fine.”  It’s a tricky question, isn’t it?  My son told me that he recently asked a similar question to someone at the dinner table who proceeded […]

Tags: Faith, Hope, Love, Sin

My little girl is getting married!  Kristin and Matt got engaged on Saturday night.  I jumped for joy at the news and then I cried a little bit.  A hundred snapshots flashed through the picture gallery in my mind –moments in time caught by the camera of Kristin riding her bike, playing dress-up with her brother […]

Tags: Disappointment, Jesus, Loneliness, Love, Marriage, Romance