by Shadra Bruce | Keeping Marriage Strong, Travel
Today was a really special day for Dave and I in our travels. We left Newport and drove up 101 – a beautiful drive if you ever get the chance – to Seaside, Oregon. Seaside is special to us because it is where Dave – on one knee, in front of the whole...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Love, Travel
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Growing up, there was a significant enough age difference between my sister and I (I am 5 years older than her) that we did not have a lot in common. When she was starting kindergarten, I was chasing boys in fifth grade; when she was...
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Weddings
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce There is not a bride out there who doesn’t think some part of her body is less than perfect. Even if others look at her and think she is the most beautiful person, the bride herself will see only her perceived flaws. Just getting ready...
by Shadra Bruce | Keeping Marriage Strong
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce The biggest key to having a successful relationship with anyone else is to first have a successful relationship with yourself. In fact, I would say loving yourself and knowing yourself are so important that it is worth not having a...
by Shadra Bruce | Divorce
by Tammy Bartholomew Love Love is a mysteryFound in interesting placesCreated by peopleThings, time & spacesIt can be given freelyOr come with a costKeep it foreverMostly always lostEstablished from a distanceOr over a period of timeSometimes a hidden secretLove...
by Shadra Bruce | Divorce
The Steps of Letting Go Emotions run highDuring the divorce grieving processYou feel every one of themTrying to figure out this messManipulated, madAre a few to startFrustrated, betrayedBecause someone broke your heartDenial is the first phaseI hear you go throughNot...
