Good to hear about Man on the Horizon. Just don’t put the cart before the horse. Meeting people online lets our fantasies come rushing forward, unchecked. I used to do that, and build my expectations up so high, they could never be reached. You’re meeting a person, someone new. Just try to connect.

This made me cry. It is exactly how I ended up with two children and a lot of baggage, but lord, how I wouldn’t trade any of those experiences to have remained unscathed.

Each person we come across is a learning experience. Man, woman, child - be mindful and take in as much as you can!

I know all about the longing and deprivation from waiting for a soldier at war. And I also know about the major letdown in finally being together only to realize that it simply won’t work.

I feel like he promised me rich, moist, warm chocolate cake for a year… and then showed up with vanilla ice cream. Now he’s back in Baghdad, we’re barely speaking and I’M STILL CRAVING CHOCOLATE CAKE!!

I’m dying here. Fantasizing and not satisfying myself near enough… I’m glad to know its not just me.

And I pray that your Man on the Horizon is perfection for you.

Vanilla ice cream is good but its no chocolate cake, ya know?

Here’s to having your cake! (and eating it too!)