after abuse and death, love can grow

Ten years ago, a mother from Maryland didn’t know much about relationship abuse. Then her daughter died. Sharon Love “didn’t know relationship abuse could be so insidious, difficult to recognize or that it could happen” to her daughter, Yeardley Love, according to the Baltimore Sun. She has learned, however, that after abuse and death, love… Continue reading after abuse and death, love can grow

she gave him everything he has and then she died

“She’s still with me, in my memories and my never-ending love for her. She always will be.” From the moment he met her, she changed his life for the better. He told her she gave his life meaning and purpose. And later, when their two daughters were born, his life was complete. She gave him… Continue reading she gave him everything he has and then she died

she forgot they were married

Walking down a New York City street in 2013, Angela Sartin-Hartung was hit by a NYPD traffic enforcement vehicle and suffered from acute traumatic brain injury and amnesia. Not only did she lose 17 years of memories, her husband Jeff Hartung said, she also forgot they were married. And a new journey of love they never thought they… Continue reading she forgot they were married

a classic car tells an unusual love story

A classic car tells an unusual love story in  Eau Claire, Wisconsin. A local restaurant owner and collector of classic cars credits his parents’ 45-year marriage and his existence to a 1958 Chevrolet Impala that brought them together. Rick Payton is a classic car collector and owner of the Classic Garage restaurant in Eau Claire, according… Continue reading a classic car tells an unusual love story

finding a way to return to love

For a young couple in England, forever does not mean a limitless time. Day by day, they are finding a way to return to love. In March, 2016, Jessica Sharman and Rich Bishop had been dating for seven months when their life together changed unexpectedly. The couple was taking a train together from Kent to… Continue reading finding a way to return to love

delivering positive energy to other people one message at a time

A Pennsylvania couple is spreading love by delivering positive energy to other people one message at a time. And that’s where the magic begins. Corrin Madden and Jordan Arnold are “on a mission to spread love by doing something so simple, yet awe-inspiring,” according to WZZM 13, a TV station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They… Continue reading delivering positive energy to other people one message at a time

this is a story of a marriage

Just about everywhere you turn, you see a story about a celebrity wedding, marriage or divorce. But what about a marriage of two ordinary people? A marriage that has endured all of the things life can throw at you? This is the real-life story of a couple in West Virginia. This is a story of… Continue reading this is a story of a marriage

she defines what love is

Even though seizures temporarily take away his memory, and she is the last thing he remembers, she defines what love is.   Tracey and Lolita Repp have shared a 28-year love story as husband and wife.  He has been a police officer and FBI agent, As a teacher, he was runner-up for Kansas teacher of… Continue reading she defines what love is

a trip of love across the United States

One young woman is turning her mother’s death from breast cancer into a trip of love across the United States.     “Being grateful every day is an attitude one can choose to embrace,”  says 29-year-old Mary Latham of New York, who adds that her trip of love across the United States is also a trip of… Continue reading a trip of love across the United States

learning to be stepmom

She had found her true love. He had children. They moved in. That’s when she began learning to be stepmom. When Janie Emaus met her soulmate, he told her how much his children, a boy and a girl, meant to him. She loved him for that. After their marriage, the children visited on weekends. Janie… Continue reading learning to be stepmom

Love Letters

Love letters. We love to get them. They make us feel special. Many times we tuck them away in a special place to savor them again, enjoying the way they make us feel loved and appreciated. One woman makes her living writing love letters. They are not romantic, passionate letters written for couples. She writes… Continue reading Love Letters

Words of Passion in a Bottle

“Water is life, just as you are life to me.” They are words of passion, but they were not relayed in a way one would expect, over candlelight at a romantic restaurant. Instead, these words of passion were part of a letter found in a bottle floating in the Mediterranean Sea, along with another letter,… Continue reading Words of Passion in a Bottle