This may not be a popular view with some who are going through a divorce. But I feel that it needs to be said because there are a lot of women (and of course men too) “dating” or in exclusive opposite-sex relationships while still legally married. You don’t have to agree with me. (Just my opinion as is everything on…
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I believe any good mother will make the ultimate sacrifice for her children. We give of ourselves every single day. As single, divorced mothers, we work hard to provide for our children. We pay for what they need and sometimes want because we only want to see them happy. When they are hurting, we hurt with them. When they’re sick we lose sleep,…
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We have to accept that evil does exist in our world. Even in churches. Even in our families. Pretending we do not see it does not make it go away. Actually, ignoring evil most times makes it worse, as we make excuses that enable the abusers to continue with their evil motives. What is hidden abuse? Hidden abuse is psychological…
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Just after making it through one year of being a divorced woman, I knew I needed to start writing about my divorce and abuse healing. So I wrote just a couple posts to get my feet wet on this topic. With each passing month, after, I was contacted by other homeschool bloggers (like myself at the time) and women who…
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And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them. For God knew His people in advance, and He chose them to become like His Son, so that His Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And having chosen them,…
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I will be the first to admit that I have my days when I struggle to know what my future looks like. (Today has been one of those days, so I decided to journal.) Especially with the state of our country… the road ahead seems unclear… As a divorced (and I know some of you are “divorcing”) woman, there are a…
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You never get over your emotional baggage but you can learn to let it go. – Unknown [Did you read part one (Three in a Marriage) and part two (Real Life Pain that Follows) in this Betrayal Trauma series? Feel free to catch up now.] Three months pregnant with my third child, I was released from the hospital just as my…
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The worst kind of hurt is betrayal, because it means someone was willing to hurt you just to make themself feel better. – Unknown Like I talked about in part one of this series, Three in a Marriage, there is no room for a third person in a marriage! The innocent party is left holding the destruction from the broken marriage…
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Infidelity does not come from a lack of love, it comes from a lack of respect. – Unknown Healthy relationships are based on love, trust, mutual respect, and honor (high esteem for the other person and the commitment that was made). Marriage includes respect, care, and concern for all of the members of the immediate and extended family. And most…
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Last week I wrote about how to become an emotionally strong woman after divorce. Today, I’m talking about how to be spiritually strong after divorce–much like the woman of noble character and faith, Ruth. Read her story This is not always easy. I struggle some days myself. But the Book of Ruth is not just the genealogy before the birth…
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