Two years, and then we’ll talk. That was my then boyfriend’s promise. We didn’t talk frequently about a marriage timeline, but we also both knew that we weren’t dating just to date. There were several conversations about our future, and each time he would remind me of the promise he had made to himself to…
“It’s just a light lunch. I hope that’s okay,” my grandmother cautioned as we discussed our Monday date on Sunday evening. “Grandma,” I reassuringly replied, “I’m sure it will be perfect and lovely.” In that moment, I did not realize the monumental weight of those words as they delicately danced off of my tongue. For…
Outpacing Ordinary 