Dorothy Custer is the definition of gumption. Listen to her tell the story of how she met her husband, then at 2:10 she reveals the secret to long life (btw, it's the cutest thing ever).
When Larissa met Ian at college in 2005, she never dreamed she'd one day be his wife ... and his caretaker. After a tragic accident left Ian without the ability to speak, walk or care for himself, she did what any woman in love would do: she married him.
Phil Robertson and Miss Kay Young haven't always lived the tidy country life. "I looked at all the boys with just little tears," said Miss Kay. "Jason's comment was, 'Mama, is the devil out of daddy now?' I said, 'Yup, Jesus Christ is in your dad. And so that is the story of us.'"
"Love is something you 'fall into,' like a puddle, and then 'out of,' like an unsafe carnival ride, and there’s not much you can really do to cause the one or prevent the other," said Matt Walsh on divorce.
From your strong friend who might be secretly battling depression: "You forgot to check on me. Please, I beg you. Check on your strong friends like me."
6 months into marriage, my doting husband—the megachurch pastor—added his own twist to the potent concoction: a double shot of disdain with a generous pour of chastising, gaslighting, and blame, shaken with a bit of mockery, and finished with a twist of zesty disgust at the mere sight of me.
Don't assume no one cares. Instead, you can safely assume someone probably feels defeated and a bit like she's failing. You can assume she's overwhelmed. Frustrated. Hopeless to the point where she's considered burning the place down and starting over somewhere new. You can assume she's tired. Soooo dang tired.
