Even though my husband made the choice to be unfaithful I also contributed to the atmosphere and sins that had impact upon that decision. I had always idolized sexual intimacy in our relationship but I shied away from emotional intimacy. Honesty and vulnerability were something I greatly struggled with. I was afraid that some... Continue Reading →
3 Great Resources In Healing From An Affair
These are three great resources that I used after the affair. I explain a little about each one in this video. https://youtu.be/lDGhWyJFeJg
Wrestling with God
I came from a household that regularly wrestled with each other. There was lots of tickling wars, piggie back rides, stealing my dad's socks off his feet, and hanging on dad's legs to try and bring him down during a wrestling match. Later on in my teens my brother and I took karate and... Continue Reading →
Sexual Intimacy After an Affair
Life doesn’t always turn out as we expect does it? In those shocking, heartbreaking moments, when we are faced with something big that changes our lives forever, we must choose if we are going to place our broken life into God’s hands. Last June, my husband and I ran the Tough Mudder together . On... Continue Reading →
Falling in Love Again After The Affair
Perhaps one of the biggest surprises to me after my husband’s confession to the affair was the realization of how much he did mean to me and my willingness to work through it. Anger often had triumphed in my life and I fully believed that if he ever did that I would walk... Continue Reading →
Valentines and First Loves
I love holidays and themes so since it is February, the month of love, I will be writing some posts with the theme of dating, love, and marriage. Can you remember your first love? I’m sure you do! It had to be pretty memorable or maybe even embarrassing for those that were the first love... Continue Reading →
Cleaning Up After An Affair
If you learn your spouse is having an affair and you decide to stay and work things out together, there will be a bit of "clean up" that needs to be done. Things have to change. There is an accountability and responsibility for your spouse to be open and honest if there is to be... Continue Reading →
When Will The Tears Stop?
Tears. They can be such a blessed relief and comfort sometimes, but they can also feel never ending. When I first learned about my husband’s affair I strangely couldn’t cry very much. I wanted to but it just wouldn’t come. Slowly, as processing happened they did start to flow and I was able to grieve... Continue Reading →
Idols of Sex
Ever since I was a teenager and understood the purpose of sex in marriage I held it in high regard. I believed it was a gift and something that I only wanted to share with the man I married one day. After going to a True Love Waits seminar which encouraged teens to save sex... Continue Reading →
New Year New Beginnings
Yesterday I finished my last journal entry of 2017. With the busyness of life it can be hard to keep up with journaling about life's events. In the past I haven't done very well with regularly writing, but from the middle of 2016 to now my journal is filled with life's stories. It's filled with... Continue Reading →