by AnnSheybani | Mar 19, 2012 | Beth Janery, Faith, forgiveness, goals, grace, gratitude, Honesty, identity, love
This is a guest post from Beth Jannery, author of Simple Grace. Life is not to be endured. It is an opportunity to be of service, to enjoy, to grow and change and challenge ourselves. In life we have a choice: fill it with grace or stay in the negative. Recently, I...
by AnnSheybani | Feb 28, 2012 | adventure, choosing a mate, Cultural Issues, dating, divorce, expectations, husband, identity, Iran, love, marriage, match profile, Match.com, mistakes, Muslim, Self-Esteem
I used to think that women, like me, were guilty of being non-selective when it came to choosing a mate. That any warm body that paid us a little attention could end up walking us down the aisle. But lately I’ve been noticing that men–particularly young...
by AnnSheybani | Dec 1, 2011 | adventure, Africa, connection, developing world, exotic cultures, Kenya, love, Mindie Kniss, recovery, Restart Your Heart, risk
This is a guest post by Mindie Kniss There are risks you must be willing to take when traveling in Africa. For me, the greatest of these was not malaria, typhoid or dengue fever. It was love. He was a handsome, young Kenyan with eyes that twinkled in the Nairobi...