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A ritual of love

August 26, 2025 wally metts1 Comment

Over 20 years ago we discovered that tea made us slow down, and that’s what we need. The whole process— measuring and filtering and waiting— is a metaphor for the intentionality of marriage itself.

Posted in celebration, IndiaTagged darjeeling, life, love, marriage, moringa tea, relationships, ritual

Making a home

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 wally metts2 Comments

We wouldn’t do it again, at least not the same way. Or advise it. There was stress and silence. And there was anger and hurt. Family pictures don't tell the whole story.

Posted in celebration, faith, family, jubilee, marriage, pilgrimageTagged anniversary, family, golden anniversary, love, marriage, wedding

A year of jubilee

December 23, 2023 wally metts4 Comments

That evening I told her I loved her for the first time. She already knew the next thing I would do was ask her to marry me.

Posted in aging, celebration, faith, festivals, fifty, marriageTagged 50th anniversary, engagement, faith, jubilee, love, wedding

(re)learning to linger

November 8, 2011 wally metts6 Comments

Maturing, married love is rooted in a shared story and refreshed by a new commitment, often in the full shadow of our failures. It involves learning to linger again.

Posted in celebration, commentary, marriageTagged leaning, lingering, love, marriage, martin luther, maturity

iLove

October 11, 2011 wally metts3 Comments

Swipe my heart
And let’s dance.

Posted in culture, poetryTagged china, fedex, ipod, love, visa

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