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72Why is it Always My Fault?
by Patience Virtue
Why is it so easy to think that everything is my fault? I think almost everyone on the planet feels this way--even the people who blame everyone else are probably just trying to rid themselves of feelings of... published 8 months ago
66Submissive or Subservient
by Patience Virtue
I am naturally a rather passive person, so it is easy for me to take statements such as "turn the other cheek" to rather ridiculous extremes on occassion. I have been struggling lately with defining just how... published 9 months ago
52Living With Sisters
by Patience Virtue
Living with teenage sisters can be tough. I haven't decided whether it was tougher when I was a teenager or now that I'm grown living at home and they are teenagers. It doesn't really matter, because either... published 9 months ago
60Muses Inside of Me
by Patience Virtue
Dry as a desert, parched on the inside. My writing has dried up like a drought in my soul, a famine in my spirit. I feel so much, but my fingers stick to the keys refusing to pour out onto the page. Mental... published 6 months ago
46You
by Patience Virtue
You look at me and my heart melts from the love that radiates between our eyes. Your laughter ringing in my ears extracts a giggle from my shy lips. Your smile never flickers, save to weep with my broken... published 6 months ago
58Why Wait?
by Patience Virtue
That seems to be most Christians response to the question "Why wait for marriage?" Because God said so. Not that I don't think that is adequate reason for me to do or not do something, but you cannot give that... published 8 months ago
57Transitions
by Patience Virtue
I find that the hardest times to write are the times of transition, when nothing feels stationary, nothing feels secure, and nothing feels real anymore. Times like this, when everything feels upside down and... published 5 months ago
65The Upsides of Courting
by Patience Virtue
There is a big difference between dating and courting. Often I wish that we could just give up dating entirely in favor of courting, because courting leads to much better relationships. These relationships... published 10 months ago
73When is it good not to tell the truth?
by Patience Virtue
I have often heard Christians talk about brutal honesty, open frankness, and always speaking the truth (though they occasionally add the "with love" clause). Personally, I have seen way too much damage come... published 6 weeks ago
58An Epiphany of Stunning Proportions
by Patience Virtue
I saw myself clearly and it took me by surprise. No, really, I was amazed that I could miss that much and still be functioning as well as I was. But we humans are always so full of surprises, aren't we? Well,... published 8 months ago
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