Priceless!
trip and my ride fell through so I decided to trust him to pick me up. I was nervous. Butterflies in my stomach. I had all types of emotions going on.
“ I really like this guy.” I’ m going through PMS. I hope I do not scare him off. What if he is a fraud, etc?
When we got to the camp grounds it was closed and I could not believe it. It was hours away from home and not only that I knew no one there that I could call and say hey! Can I come spend the night? We had to get a room. I was terrified. I was concerned about what other people would
say the next day. The whole situation was just bad. But he was the perfect gentleman and we made it through the night.
That week I opened up my heart to him and he listened and encouraged me. I told him of my past, things I never told anyone and he responded by saying“ Your past does not define you.”
Where did he come from? Why out of all people did I open up to him? Never mind that, he was who I prayed for. Relationships have a way of revealing so much about yourself. This is why I do not believe in the mantra of“ being whole before entering into a relationship” two halves make a whole and iron sharpens iron. I am not perfect in love, but I am working on it.
The day he said those words to me was a defining moment in my life. I set out to tackle my insecurities and my fears to put myself in his shoes. After all he just wants to love me. We pray and work together as a family to make things flow and that is the way we want to keep it. After all finding love is like finding the biggest treasure.
Priceless!
“ Your past does not define you.”
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