1.0Thin Placeshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thinplacesamyjuliabeckerhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thinplaces/author/amyjuliabeckerThe Gift of Being Single - Thin Placesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5njl4GxgUL"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thinplaces/2011/02/the-gift-of-being-single.html">The Gift of Being Single</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thinplaces/2011/02/the-gift-of-being-single.html/embed#?secret=5njl4GxgUL" width="600" height="338" title="“The Gift of Being Single” — Thin Places" data-secret="5njl4GxgUL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Peter and I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. We did way back when, in the early dating years, when we were teenagers. But we soon decided it was simply an opportunity to support Hallmark, and we decided to celebrate the joys of our relationship throughout the year. We’re fortunate enough to have a weekly date night,…http://blog.beliefnet.com/thinplaces/files/import/assets_c/2011/01/feb14-thumb-200x149-21095.jpg