I had an encounter this past Saturday. that made me remember how weird Caleb and I are because we don’t live together. He and I found our wedding bands on Saturday! As I bought Caleb’s ring, I had to tell the attendant my billing address. When it was his turn, she asked, “Same address?” He said, “No,” and started telling her his address. Then the lady looked at us, surprised, “Y’all have been together practically forever and you still don’t… Read more »
The day after Caleb and I started dating, I posted a picture on Instagram of him and I to happily announce to my friends that we were dating. That picture blew up my notifications. It became my most liked picture. People came out of the woodworks to congratulate us on finally starting to date. And to be entirely honest, the attention felt nice. Batman and Anna: The best of friends and officially official. ?? A post shared by Kara Beth |… Read more »
The following intro was written on January 26, 2017– January 22, 2017 is an important day in the life of Kara because it is the day I first became someone’s girlfriend. Before this date, I had been single my entire life, so my head and heart had to go through a transition before it felt real. The following is what happened during the days, weeks, and months after I became a girlfriend. Why am I writing this post? Well,… Read more »
Today is my boyfriend and my third year anniversary! It’s crazy for me to think that it was three whole years ago that I was freaking out, wondering if he would ask me out and what I would do if he didn’t. I shared a bit of our story three years ago when I announced that we were dating. But today I want to share the whole story. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Mostly because I love reflection…. Read more »
I’ve been reading Kristen Clark and Bethany Baird’s blog, Girl Defined, for a few years now. When I heard that Kristen and Bethany were writing a new book called Love Defined, I was interested to see what they would say in it. I often find myself agreeing with about 85% of what they post on their blog; I think they are a little bit more conservative than I am when it comes to some things. So I was curious to see what I… Read more »
Hey friend! I am so excited to announce that this Wednesday is the start of a 40 day long Facebook live series!! :) This series will cover topics such as prayer, worship, reading the Bible, singleness, dating, sex, etc. I don’t want to give too much away in this post, but I’m super pumped up about it! I will be going live on Facebook around 5 p.m. CST every day Monday-Saturday starting this Wednesday and going until the Saturday before… Read more »
The following is a guest post by my dear friend, Janae. Over and over and over again… it felt like we were on a merry-go-round. It was fun and everything until we tried to get off and walk away as if nothing happened. The nausea and headaches and spinning became stronger each time. I was walking sideways in the relationship, no matter how much I tried to pretend that everything was fine. Honestly, I was sick of trying to hide… Read more »
Have you ever faced peer pressure to get a boyfriend? I sure have… It was the spring semester of my freshman year of college. My (then) roommate had been happily dating her boyfriend (now husband) for about 2.5 months. And like any friend who was falling in love, she wanted me to be happily in a relationship as well. One of my guy friends and I were mutually “in like,” and we both knew that someday we would probably date…. Read more »
My dear friend, it is time yet again for you and I to take an imaginary trip to the coffee shop to discuss life. Oh man, have I got something exciting to tell you! Brimming with excitement, I order a small caramel frappuccino and you order your drink of choice. Then we wander to a cosy corner of the coffee shop and settle into our chairs. I take a sip of my drink, eyes dancing excitedly. You lean forward in… Read more »
Sometimes as singles we like to exaggerate our situation in our heads, thinking things like “EVERYONE is dating but me!!” even if we know that isn’t true. But when all of your closest friends are in dating relationships, and you’re not? It’s a tricky situation. You want to be genuinely happy for your friends- and so often you are. But, there is the occasional drop of jealousy that stirs in your heart, tempting you towards discontentment. My two best friends are currently dating someone… Read more »
