"Bittersweet is the practice of believing that we really do need both the bitter and the sweet, and that a life of nothing but sweetness rots both your teeth and your soul. Bitter is what makes us strong, what forces us to push through, what helps us earn the lines on our faces and the calluses on our hands. Sweet is nice enough, but bittersweet is beautiful, nuanced, full of depth and complexity. Bittersweet is courageous, gutsy, and earthy." - Shauna Niequist, "Bittersweet: Thoughts on change, grace, and learning the hard way" I just started reading this book and already it resonates resoundly with me. The last few months have been hard and wonderful at the same time. Getting married was great, the first month or so afterwards... had its moments. It was not just transitioning to a new routine, sleeping with someone in my bed, or living in a new house...it was also the pressure I put on myself. I don't know where I got this idea of the perfect wife, who alwa...