A Wife’s Recovery From An Affair
Affair recovery
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
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 →
I only dated one guy before dating my husband. Though I enjoyed the attention and was attracted to him I never felt the feelings of love. My distress grew as one night after dating for about a month, he told me he loved me and wanted to know if I loved him. I wanted... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
A Wife’s Recovery From An Affair 