Dreamy Things · Marriage · Poetry · Singleness

Life is Not a Fairy Tale

Life is not a fairy tale. Wishes don’t come true on command. Princes don’t show up on cue. Happy endings aren’t guaranteed. And singing animals don’t flock About princesses in captivity.   Life—real life—is messy and broken. Sometimes you’re weeping into your pillow, Staring out the window at bleak prospects, Praying the same tired prayers… Continue reading Life is Not a Fairy Tale

Dreamy Things · Marriage · Poetry · Singleness

The One Who Would Enter that Sacred Space

She held secrets that no one else knew about— Delightfully fanciful secrets of her quiet, inner life— Where she would dream dreams about the future, Hold wistful trysts over past memories, And get lost in joyful moments of the present.   She was at home with herself And pleasantly satisfied with her own company, For… Continue reading The One Who Would Enter that Sacred Space

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Favorite Quotes, Sayings, and Scraps of Poetry About Love

“They belonged to each other and no matter what life might hold for them, it could never alter that their happiness was in each other’s keeping.” {Lucy Maud Montgomery – Anne’s House of Dreams}   “We dared to love Another soul As deep as our own, We danced to another’s poetry And sang the tune… Continue reading Favorite Quotes, Sayings, and Scraps of Poetry About Love