The Cranky Bride

See her? Over there in the corner? Today, she’s a gloomy gus. Sometimes, she’s stubborn. And quite often, she’s cranky. Not the type you’d want to spend the rest of your life with. She thinks she is so righteous, when, in fact, she is sadly mistaken. Her behavior has others whispering about her. Sometimes, she’s rebellious and forgetful. Distracted and too busy. She has forgotten she is engaged, betrothed. She lives as she pleases, not caring that her actions reflect on her family and on her Beloved. She forgot this was a time of preparation. Preparation for her wedding. What …

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Wearing White In The Everyday

I never got to wear a real wedding dress. Instead, three weeks after my 18th birthday, I walked down the aisle resembling a big piece of pink cotton candy with a rain coat. I was seven months pregnant with the groom’s child. Each step was supposed to be joyful. Instead, I remember vividly how ashamed I was. As I looked at my friends and family dressed in T-shirts and jeans, I remember the wedding of my childhood dreams. I wanted to be wearing a big stark white, ball gown princess dress. My hair up in a knot with ringlets of …

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