GREYHAIRLADYSPEAKSOUT

A little faith, a little laughter, and a story about learning to believe in love again.

Finding Grace in the Unexpected

So here I am.
I’ve lived, I’ve loved, I’ve grieved, and by God’s grace, I’ve healed (at least enough to keep going). The memories are tucked away like precious keepsakes, safe, but never forgotten.

Online dating wasn’t exactly what I imagined for this chapter of my life, but then again, life has a way of surprising us. Sometimes the most unexpected paths lead us exactly where we’re meant to be.

A Cup of Coffee and the Book of Ruth

Lately, I’ve found myself drawn back to the book of Ruth. A quiet story tucked between Judges and 1 Samuel, yet overflowing with hope and redemption.

It’s one of those scriptures you can sip slowly, like a good cup of coffee, and still discover new sweetness every time.

Ruth’s life was not what she planned. She faced heartbreak, widowhood, and the uncertainty of a foreign land. Yet even in her grief, she chose faith over fear. She didn’t run from the ache, she walked through it, hand in hand with God’s unseen plan. That’s what I’m learning to do, too. “Where you go, I will go; where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.”  Ruth 1:16

That wasn’t just loyalty, it was trust. Ruth stepped forward with no guarantees, only faith. And in that faith, she found redemption, love, and a new beginning she could never have written for herself.

What Ruth Still Teaches Me

Ruth reminds me that love after loss isn’t just possible, it’s holy. It’s brave. It’s a love that can grow quietly, rooted in faith and a heart willing to believe again.

Her story wasn’t about chance; it was about God’s timing. And maybe that’s how love still finds us, when our hearts are ready, not rushed.

Faith, Family, and the Flame That Lasts

Faith and family are the heartbeat of my world, God first, then spouse (if I were married), then children and friends. My children are grown now, and I’m blessed with friendships that add color to my days.

I’m looking for someone who doesn’t just talk about values, but lives them, a man who treasures family, leans on his faith, and knows that intimacy deepens with time.

Sparks are wonderful, but I’ve learned to cherish the steady flame, the kind that warms the soul and never burns out.

I’m affectionate, kind, honest (sometimes to a fault), loyal, and steadfast. I don’t need a man to complete me, I’m capable and content. But I want someone to share life with. Someone to laugh with, pray with, and simply be with.

Gleaning in the Fields of Grace

When I joined the online dating space, it wasn’t out of loneliness, it was out of readiness. A quiet decision to step back into my own story again. Participate in it rather than being a spectator.

I think Ruth would understand that. She didn’t sit in her sorrow; she got up and gleaned in the fields where grace could find her.

And maybe that’s what I’m doing too, showing up, trusting, and believing that the same God who wrote Ruth’s love story is still writing new ones today, and maybe one for me.

Heart Note

Some stories aren’t over when they seem to end, they’re simply waiting for God’s hand to turn the next page.

Ruth taught me that faith and love can meet again in the same heart, even after loss. So here I am, coffee in hand, heart open, trusting that somewhere out there, God is still weaving together a story of redemption, laughter, and maybe… the last first kiss.

With grace and faith,
Marie