If you’ve been reading my blog for more than just today for the first time, then you know I end every post with the phrase, “Many days growing and learning in Him.” It’s not just a nice little sentiment. It has a meaning and a purpose… for you and for me. Interesting is how it has flowed through my metamorphosis from “married…
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A friend and I recently sat down to catch up at a local coffee shop. We went through our divorces around the same time so we’ve been on this journey to healing together. Often times encouraging each other along the way. Although our circumstances may look a little different at times, we’ve done similar learning and emotional healing in the…
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You want to thrive after divorce. But we can’t do this alone. If you’re like me, your past (or current life) is filled with people that didn’t support you, nor did they allow you to be everything God created you to be. That’s why it’s important to find healthy relationships after divorce. In this new chapter of your life, now is…
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Divorced woman and children face many losses in a divorce. I can dwell on the losses all day long. But I think it’s also important to try to find the positives in any given situation. So, I’d like to write about one of the gains that can come from divorce. One of the good things that can be learned by…
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Year two after my divorce, one of my goals in healing, was to learn to be more authentic and a strong woman. Emotionally healthy people are authentic. I wanted to be that! Fearlessly authentic, actually. I knew it would be hard work to learn this new way of living, but I really wanted to change. So I set my goal to do…
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In my book, You Can Survive Divorce, I talk about how the story of Joseph’s life, as told in the book of Genesis, was the one story that I held so tightly to during my divorce, and even now years after. For many reasons I love Joseph’s life story… and God’s History. It’s still so relevant today… even to those who are…
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I grew up dreaming of big family holiday gatherings. The ones we saw on TV and in magazines. I was born last into a family of 7 older siblings. Maybe it’s in my blood. But because of my parent’s choices, I grew up without them. Raised mostly as an only child. Once married, I thought I’d finally see those family…
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