Affair recovery
I thought our fight was over. I thought I was on the right path this past February. What I didn't know was that I was on the right path but there were going to be major bumps and pitfalls I was going to have to go through to get where God was trying to move... Continue Reading →
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 →
Yesterday was a year to the date that my world flipped upside down with my husband’s confession to an affair. A year. A time that seems short, yet long in other ways. So much has happened this past year. Lots of tears, hard relational work and life changes. Since the confession we moved to a... Continue Reading →
“Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.” -C.S. Lewis Leave the past behind and move forward... How do I do that? God has done a lot in my life and in our marriage and healing. Many factors have... Continue Reading →
This could be a dangerous topic. Emotions are high after finding out your spouse cheated. One minute you may feel emotionless, another you might feel sympathy if your spouse seems repentant, then the next you may want to kill them. I would strongly advise against the latter. Lol Yikes! But seriously, I have been... Continue Reading →
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 →
Looking back I now clearly see the warning signs that were around me of the impending affair about to happen. I had internal feelings, sensitivities, and awareness that something wasn't right. I could feel the distance in my husband. I also felt a deep discomfort and insecurity with the regular communication I knew... Continue Reading →
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
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 →
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 →
A Wife’s Recovery From An Affair 