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How I Had A Budget-Friendly Wedding
Image Source: Unsplash- Beatriz Pérez Moya I got married on November 1st, and going into it, my husband Ian and I knew that we wanted to spend as little money as possible on our wedding. Since we were having our wedding in a small conference room, we knew ahead of time that our guest list…
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There Is Still Time
Image Source: Unsplash- Artem Beliaikin Life does not end at 20. Nor does it end at 30. It certainly does not end at 40. There is still time. Time to achieve your dreams. Time to experience all that your heart yearns. Time to change. There is still time. Let it be the quiet reminder that…
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The Sweetest Gift Of All
Image Credit: Pexels- Nikolett Emmert This is dedicated to my wonderful husband Ian Peters. Thank you for being the one to show me what love truly is. I love you more than anything in the entire world. Merry Christmas Ian. As Claire sat in her living room one snowy afternoon a week before Christmas, she…
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When Love Finally Made Sense
Image Source: Pexels- Hamalya Comeau I knew I was in love when I felt honored to stand beside him. I glanced at my best friend, confirmed it, she nodded, and he held my hand tightly to let me know he was there. For years, I questioned whether love was something meant for me at all.…
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The Moon And The Hope
Image Source: Pexels- Justyna Serafin The moon, once full, is now crescent, Yet it amasses hope, stays quiescent. Knowing the day will come so soon, It waits to bloom as a super moon. It keeps its patience, calm and intense, For wisdom guides all of its sense, Through cloudy veils and nights immense, It dreams…
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A Love Letter To My Changing Body
Image Source: Unsplash- Drazen Nesic I spent most of my teenage years in a body that was basically an enthusiastic stick figure; slim, straight up and down, and the kind of body that slid into skinny jeans like it was born for it. I didn’t appreciate it at the time, I was too busy worrying…
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Of You
Image Source: Unsplash- Thought Catalogue Every love song, Reminds me of you. The lyrics, the beats, As though they were composed for you. Now, sitting out this night, And feeling this autumn wind, Reminds me of you; your smile, Your affection, and everything in between. When I hear the music of the birds, It reminds…
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The Path You Need To Be On
Image Source: Unsplash- Katie Drazdauskaite One of my favorite phrases to remind single people when navigating the dating scene is, “It’s only creepy if it isn’t mutual.” I will stand tall on this hill every single day for the rest of my life. I have yet to find evidence that states otherwise. It’s quite common…
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Lingering Embers
Image Source: Unsplash- Cord Allman In her name I’ve written odes, They linger within me Every word, every moment They linger within me All my focus, all my time It all goes to her. Like Homer, I bleed like never before My words are all about her, Every element, every phrase I can never write…
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Countdown
Image Source: Unsplash- Andre Furtado The dense Smoky Mountains ahead and behind us. Lush and green and full of life Full of summer rain and pine-scented early morning air I watch them rise and fall with the curves of the road Pink sunrise glows on your face, three hours of sleep showing itself Yet, your…
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When Words Found Me
Image Source: Unsplash- navneet mahajan I lived in silence, lost and small, No echo rose to heed my call. The world moved fast, I stood behind, A stranger to my own tangled mind. My tears would speak, but none could hear, Each dream was bright, then disappeared. Then words arrived — soft, undefined, They touched…
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27 Thoughts Before 27
Image Source: Unsplash- Khaled Ali This was written by our contributing writer, Demi Tsatsaronis.
