We both have a lot of growing-up to do... A lot of the world to see & figure out on our own." -- Leo

It was the same night I gave myself to him completely, knowing that I would belong to him for as long as he wanted to keep me. And, as it turned out, even longer than that.

There are no absolutes in relationships. You can't take anything for granted. You can count on absolutely nothing but the unexpected. You only get in trouble when you start thinking that you're some kind of exception to the rule.

I had never understood what people meant when they said they'd rather be alone if they couldn't be in the right relationship. Now I got it.

Then he asks if he can kiss me. It is a question I don’t usually like. Just do it, I always think.

The best reason to pray is that God is really there. In praying our unbelief starts to melt. God moves smack into the middle of even an ordinary day.

but i am content to live in the moment, and allow myself the daily pleasure of obsessing. nothing lasts forever, i tell myself. especially the good stuff. although typically you aren't faced with a hard deadline