Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7,Part 8,Part 9, My heart pounded as I read the letter about kissing. My cheeks flushed, and I was thankful for the privacy of my pink bedroom. He wanted to kiss me! I wanted to kiss him too. But there was a […]
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Young Love Letters – Part 9
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7,Part 8, Our fledgling relationship began to take flight through these letters. Even though we were both busy with school, youth group, work, and college preparations, the length and depth of our letters increased through the months. We shared hopes, dreams, fears, […]
Young Love Letters – Part 8
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 I went to school the next day sporting Ked’s class ring with the giant ruby in the center. I hadn’t made any phone calls to my friends when I got home. I attended a small Christian school and I’d decided to […]
Young Love Letters – Part 7
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 The next morning, our families awoke for one last day of visiting. We were planning to head back to Ohio in the afternoon. Our parents coerced us into taking our brothers putt-putt golfing. Ked and I groaned and looked at each other helplessly. […]
Young Love Letters – Part 6
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 After we arrived home from the convention that July, I started to write a letter. Then I tore it up and threw it away. I waited. And waited. I didn’t hear a word from him. Complete radio silence. Blaring static. Nothing. I started to freak […]
Young Love Letters – Part 5
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 My family headed to the FCM convention in Iowa, July 1994, arriving midweek. I was not happy to have missed half of the convention, especially since this was my last year of high school. I didn’t know how many more conventions I’d be able to attend once […]