Tag Archives: love

When Your Heart Breaks Open

Posted on December 22, 2017 by bonnevivantelife

I tell you this to break your heart, by which I mean only that it break open and never close again to the rest of the world. -Mary Oliver There was a moment recently whereupon my heart broke wide open. … Continue reading →

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Language of Love

Posted on April 26, 2015 by bonnevivantelife

Parenting is often on the fly, I’ve come to learn. By that, I mean I make a lot of shit up when posed with hard or unexpected questions. For example, La Chica, age 8, asked recently, “Why do they make … Continue reading →

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Saving Love, Saving Yourself

Posted on May 29, 2014 by bonnevivantelife

You cannot save people. You can only love them. Anaïs Nin And sometimes that means you must love them from afar. I have a friend who had difficulty accepting that her now-ex-boyfriend continued to make life decisions that were not … Continue reading →

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What Is Love?

Posted on January 22, 2014 by bonnevivantelife

Love is a 40-year-old woman choosing to be trapped in a car barreling through the Midwest for 7 hours with two small children who won’t stop singing the Beastie Boys’ “Brass Monkey”–only they’ve made up their own words to the … Continue reading →

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To Love the Skin You’re In

Posted on January 3, 2014 by bonnevivantelife

I’m always amazed at how my life has turned out. At different stages of my life, I have looked around and gone, “Huh. Who’da thunk?” I’ve never been a planner–I’ve never had a 5-year plan, or long-term goals. It’s just … Continue reading →

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Members Only

Posted on December 25, 2013 by bonnevivantelife

We spend the Christmas holiday with my immediate family every year. I took the kids to Christmas Eve mass at my parents’ parish this year. En route, my son asked, “Are we members there?” I told him no, his grandparents … Continue reading →

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All We Need

Posted on November 3, 2013 by bonnevivantelife

“Faith, Family and Friends. That’s all you need in life. No wait, Love and Kindness too. That’s all you need in life,” declared my 7-year-old daughter. “What?!” I ask. We were out shopping for a frame to display her school … Continue reading →

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I Loooove You…

Posted on October 14, 2013 by bonnevivantelife

Conditions–we place conditions and expectations on our interactions and how we operate interpersonally. We work hard for the expectation of a good salary and kudos. We do a favor expecting and hoping for one returned at a later date. We exchange … Continue reading →

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I Heart You the Mostest

Posted on August 29, 2013 by bonnevivantelife

I’ve been talking about relationships a lot lately with friends in different stages of coupling and uncoupling. Nobody likes a broken heart. Cause it hurts. We talk a lot about finding The One. Or believing there is a Soul Mate. … Continue reading →

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Cleanliness is Next to Godliness

Posted on June 7, 2013 by bonnevivantelife

We have people coming over this weekend for my daughter’s birthday party. The kids know what that means–time to really tidy up the house. BK (Before-Kids), I used to be a very meticulous neat-freak. Everything had its place–except dust–dust had … Continue reading →

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