The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. – Exodus 14:14 NIVBe still, and know that I am God! – Psalm 46:10a NLT These are some of my favorite verses over the last few years. For the most part, I remember these two verses well… as I do have them memorized. I also keep Psalm 46:10…
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What Doesn’t Kill You… Didn’t Make Me Stronger
Have you seen the phrase on the internet that says… “Dear what doesn’t kill me… I’m strong enough… thank you!”? I know I have. And I laugh every time because it really resonates with divorce journey. Truth be told… I am not stronger. I am weak! I remember it like it was yesterday. The day that I realized just how…
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Help Your Children Heal Through Divorce
The main purpose of this blog is to help Christian women to reclaim their hope (faith in God’s promises), find healing, and learn to live in peace (with boundaries) after divorce. But sometimes our biggest struggle in healing ourselves is helping our children to heal from the shock, heartache, and feelings of abandonment after. They experience everything too. And sometimes…
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Finding Your Own Worth (After Divorce)
Who are YOU? Are you who people say you are? Where do you find your worth? Where does anyone find their worth? Truthfully most of us find our worth in what people say about us, how people see us, and how those closest to us treat us. Or… what our “image” says that we are. Divorced? What does the image “divorced”…
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I Had No Value (Before Divorce)
The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference. – Elie Wiesel Apathy is the synonym of indifference. It is the opposite of love, care, and life. Loving self and loving others…
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The Long Road to Abuse Recovery (With Kids)
I felt very uncomfortable getting buzzed in through a back door. I felt very out of place. I was supposed to be in the position of helping and donating, not seeking help for myself and my children. I told her, “But he’s never hit me! At least not hard.” But after asking me a few questions, she said, abuse is…
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To The Mom Who’s Hurting
In the last week alone, I have talked to several Moms who are struggling in one way or another. Moms who are picking up the pieces of a broken marriage. From a divorce, they never saw coming. Adultery they never wanted in their marriage. Pieces from allowing abuse to be seen by their children, that had gone on for way…
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