Are you standing outside the grave mourning the loss of your dream? I was there, devastated by the loss of faithfulness in my marriage. My dream of a happy, fairy tale marriage was dead. Just like Martha standing outside of Lazarus' tomb all looks lost. Until.... Jesus walks in. The Resurrected Lord stands by our... Continue Reading →
Fight or Flight
Dear Reader, It has been over a year and a half since my last blog post. There is something healthy and healing in stepping away and choosing to not dwell on the past. Yet this story is so apart of me, of us, that it is still being told and lessons lived. I am currently... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Dreams and Unpleasant Reminders
Everything that I have written about so far has been the past memories of my story. I’m going to fast forward a moment to the now. Since my husband’s confession to an affair its been 168 days. God has done a lot in our lives since then. I can remember the early days of having... Continue Reading →