My kids were going to their dad’s for a few weeks, and I wondered how I’d survive without them. The agony of surviving sans kids had lessened over the years, but the gut punch of its wrongness would never go away. No mother should be forcibly separated from her children without just cause. But America’s…
One of my sons caught me looking through online dating profiles a few years after my husband left. I wasn’t particularly interested in dating at the time, but I wanted to see who else was out there. I wondered if there were possibilities for me. Exhausted, I silently asked if anyone would ever take on…
For some women the ending of their marriage comes in one final moment of clarity when it’s obvious things are over. For most of us though, we hang onto hope until their is no hope left. We believe things will get better until it is so blatantly obvious they won’t that we must let got…
Where to begin? It’s been almost 17 years since my husband suddenly announced he was leaving me five months pregnant with our fifth little boy. Shortly after, I heard God say our family was the first to be hit by this, but we would not be the last. I never imagined the destruction that He…
Today is Friday. Catholics pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary on Fridays. These repetitive prayers are not mindless but help us keep time and focus daily on our Lord’s life. The Rosary acts as a guide. It draws us to the Mysteries of the life of Christ. The Sorrowful Mysteries include The Lord’s…