WARNING TO READERS: This is not happy holiday reading. This is a raw retelling of a tragic event that occurred in my life one year out and expose. The content covers serious subjects such as suicide and abuse. Read at your discretion and with that understanding. It was a morning like this one year agoContinue reading “Remembering”
Category Archives: divorce
On Holidays
Exploring how to navigate holidays when life changes in the wake of divorce and death
Holidays Bring up Memories
Reflecting on past holiday memories after losing family members. 🍂
On Camp
This is an accolade to camp. As a child I attended summer camps for one or two weeks or a few days at a time over the summer, sometimes a few different camps during a summer break. Never for the entire summer as some kids especially in the east do. It was mostly a lovelyContinue reading “On Camp”
The Relief You Feel
This post details the raw, disparate feelings of the blogger in the wake of multiple tragedies and trauma and carries the essence of hope.
Encouragement for Those Considering Divorce 🙏✨
I have a friend considering divorce. When she shared about her experience it takes me back to that tortuous period of the end of my marriage. The lead in the belly feeling of walking into the marital home, the feeling that dissonance could break out from its latent state into a full fledged conflict atContinue reading “Encouragement for Those Considering Divorce 🙏✨”
Hurricane 🌀
I am reflecting on Hurricane Irma, the only other hurricane I have lived through since moving to Florida, as Hurricane Ian approaches. At that time I was still married. This time around I have been single for 4 years. We evacuated to the panhandle then. Today my girls and I are riding it out inContinue reading “Hurricane 🌀”
Encouragement 🤗
I feel so encouraged when I hear women appreciate my blog or related posts elsewhere. I have received so many demands from the narcissist in my life to shut down my blog and at times he has ganged up with the system to hamstring me into limiting what I want to share to help otherContinue reading “Encouragement 🤗”
Strengthening Bible Verses for Those in the Middle of a Challenge ✝️
Bible verses about The Battle Belongs To The Lord — Read on http://www.openbible.info/topics/the_battle_belongs_to_the_lord
Financial Abuse 💸🤑
Today in my Family Law Mediator Training we heard from a Domestic Violence specialist. As she discussed psychological and financial abuse I recalled my former life. She talked about how in some relationships one spouse is granted an “allowance,” has no access to the bank accounts, handles none of the financial matters. I had aContinue reading “Financial Abuse 💸🤑”
