You love with a passion that’s sickening. A consuming, knotting, mess of emotion that interweaves you with another person.
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Marisa Donnelly
Marisa Donnelly graduated Summa Cum Laude from Waldorf University in May 2015 with a B.S. in Secondary English Education, a B.A. in English, and a B.A. in Creative Writing with endorsements in Secondary Reading and Coaching. She is a Midwest-born, West Coast-based writer, poet, essayist and licensed teacher working as a full-time Staff Writer and Editor/Producer for Thought & Expression Co.
What’s your go-to alcoholic drink?
If you were forced to leave your home and move to a county you’ve never been before, what are three things that you’d take with you?
When you’re feeling super lazy, what’s your guilty-pleasure Netflix show?
Head to an animal shelter or local pet store and spend a few hours petting puppies. Not only is this a completely adorable photo-op for you and bae, but these little guys get some loving on V-Day, which is totally awesome.
Fondue is pretty sweet, but it’s ridiculously expensive. Dress up, make your own, and have a fancy, at-home fondue date. (Don’t forget chocolate for dessert!) And romantically feeding one another is a must.
Buy a coloring book (one of those sweet adult ones, or even a kiddo one will do) and a set of markers. Then light some candles, sip some wine, play soft music, and have a relaxing and romantic indoor coloring date.
You are not in this alone. The weight of the world is not supposed to be carried on your shoulders. The loss and heartache are not meant to sit heavy in your chest forever. Let Him stand beside you. Let Him draw His sword and shield and battle with you and for you. Let your pain be healed in Him and…
This is the truth about our Father and His unending love: He will not leave or forsake us, even (and especially) in our hardest times.
God is fighting for you and with you. You are not in this alone
I promise that there will be other men—men, not boys—who will love you with their whole heart. I promise that you’ll find someone who thinks the sun rises and sets with your presence, who will smile unconsciously at the thought of you, who will beam with pride at the mention of your name. You…
Life is too short to be with someone who doesn’t make your whole body sing with happiness. It’s too short to give the wrong guy a chance. It’s too damn short to stay with someone who hurt you because you’re afraid you won’t find love again.
You are worth every moment he lost kissing the wrong lips.
You are a wild and beautiful thing. You must always remember the difference between being loved and tamed.
You are not alone. You have never been alone. Throughout all of your days, you have been loved by God. And even when you’ve chosen to run, even when you’ve relied on yourself and earthly devices rather than His grace, even when you’ve turned your back on His gift and shut that door, still He waits…
I want you to know that no matter where you wander, no matter what you face, no matter how happy or empty you feel inside, there is someone who is knocking at your front door, begging to be let in. He is standing there, open-armed, with a gift in His hands. He wants to share this gift with you, His…