Marriage is a leap
Marriage is a leap of faith. You are each other’s safety net. Erica Bauermeister
Erica Bauermeister
She said, ‘You can
She said, ‘You can be broken, or broken open. That choice is yours.’ Erica Bauermeister
I am starting to
I am starting to think that maybe memories are like this dessert. I eat it, and it becomes a part of me, whether I remember it later or not. Erica Bauermeister
If you live in
If you live in your senses, slowly, with attention, if you use your eyes and your fingertips and your taste buds, then romance is something you’ll never need a greeting card to make you remember. Erica Bauermeister
You could never be
You could never be certain what you would find in a book that had spent time with someone else. Erica Bauermeister
You ride one in
You ride one in to the beach, and it’s the most amazing thing you’ve ever felt. But at some point the water goes back out; it has to. And maybe you’re lucky-maybe you’re both too busy to do anything drastic. Maybe you’re good as friends, so you stay. And then something happens-maybe it’s something as … Read more
A risk is a
A risk is a risk because it’s avoidable. Erica Bauermeister
We’re all just ingredients.
We’re all just ingredients. What matters is the grace with which you cook the meal. Erica Bauermeister
TIME WENT ON, life
TIME WENT ON, life with the children unfolding in its own ecosystem, small plastic toys seeming to grow up from the carpet like mushrooms, clothes falling to the floor like autumn leaves. Every once in a while she would blaze through the house and clean everything-at which point, the process would start all over. Erica … Read more
Life is beautiful. Some
Life is beautiful. Some people just remind you of that more than others. Erica Bauermeister