He’s Not the Only One to Blame

It's tough for me to admit this but here it goes: I am not perfect. I am a flawed human being that makes mistakes sometimes. I am sometimes hard to handle. I'm a mess at times. And I have issues of my own that need to be dealt with. With that being said, I have …

Music Gets Me Through

I just thought I'd share with you two of my favorite songs that have helped me get through this tough season. I believe that music has the power to heal. It helps us to express what's on our hearts and minds when we don't necessarily have the words to do it ourselves. These are just …

I Want To Be Like Jesus

I am working hard to process my grief over my ex-husband leaving. The Five Stages of Grief starts with denial, but I didn't necessarily start with denial. I started with hurt. But look at how grief.com describes that stage of grief: In this stage, the world becomes meaningless and overwhelming. Life makes no sense. We …

The Message I Needed To Hear

I've often heard that when God speaks to you, He will speak to you more than once, from multiple sources. That is what happened to me today. I received his message loud and clear. It was a message that I didn't even know that I needed to hear. Let me start at the beginning. Whenever …

Moving from Husband to Ex Husband

You may or may not have noticed that in my last two posts I have referred to him as "my husband" not my ex husband. We are separated and not divorced so I am not sure what to call him at this point. I have mentioned that in several of my counseling sessions. When I …

Praying For My Ex Husband

When I found out about my husband's girlfriend, I was so filled with anger and hatred that I knew I had to do something. And deep down I knew what that something was. I knew that God was calling me to cover him in prayer. I had been praying for him generally when I prayed …

My Story: The Beginning

How do I begin? I guess I shall start at the beginning. Almost thirteen years ago, I walked down the aisle into what was supposed to be the rest of my life. I was happily married for many years. We have two beautiful children. He was living his dream in the career he had always …