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Category Archives: Dealing with relapse
Undoing
It was a normal Thursday. Nothing special about the date. Just a random date chosen off of my calendar at work. I didn’t pull my car into the garage the night before. I wasn’t prepared for the rain. Not a … Continue reading
I Counted
It happened again. Different than the last time, the same as the last time. I kept trying to remind myself to breathe, but I kept catching myself holding my breath. You said words I hadn’t let you say to me … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Addiction is a family affair, Alcoholism, Communicating in marriage, Dealing with relapse, Family, Marriage, Mom of girls, Our Life, Recovery, the Road to Becoming
Tagged AA, addict, addiction, Al Anon, alchohol, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, celebrate recovery, Christianity, detox, faith, family, forgiveness, God, guilt, hope, Husband, journey, love, marriage, mywifelife, recovery, rehab, relapse, relationship, sober, sobriety
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You Are Allowed
“And if there happen to be things you do not understand…“ If you see others delivered from their addiction while your husband is consumed by his… “…and your pain comes from a place that is entirely out of your hands…” … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Addiction is a family affair, Alcoholism, Celebrate Recovery, Dealing with relapse, Marriage, the Road to Becoming
Tagged addict, addiction, alchohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, faith, God, Husband, journey, love, marriage, relapse, wife
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Broken Like Me
Today is your 25th birthday. My first born. You’re the precious girl who made me a mom. My favorite name. The one dream I’ve had since I was a little girl that never changed. That actually came true. Being a … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Dealing with relapse, Family, Mom of girls, Our Life, the Road to Becoming
Tagged addiction, alcoholism, birthday, daughter, daughters, family, forgiveness, hope, journey, life with girls, love, mom, mom of girls, Parent, parenting, rehab
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Rescue
There are times of such sadness that words fail you. Times when you feel like you are sinking and there is nothing and no one to grab on to that could pull you back up. Breathless…drowning…desperate…forgotten. You may doubt things … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Dealing with relapse, Marriage, Mom of girls, Prayer, the Road to Becoming
Tagged 2020, 2021, addiction, Christianity, christmas, daughters, faith, family, freedom, God, hope, journey, recovery, rescue, word of the year
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Drop by Drop
It started as a slow drip. Drop by drop. Slowly forming that first small puddle. Nothing dangerous to you…or those around you. You’d slip into a deep puddle occasionally, but no lasting consequences. Slowly, and at the same time, suddenly, … Continue reading
When Addiction Wins
Every time someone’s addiction wins I panic. I wonder how it happened. How long had it been “that bad”. How many people really knew how bad the struggle had been over the last few months. How long and how well … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Addiction is a family affair, Alcoholism, Celebrate Recovery, Dealing with relapse, Marriage, Recovery, the Road to Becoming
Tagged addict, addiction, Al Anon, alchohol, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, celebrate recovery, detox, faith, family, God, hope, Husband, marriage, prayer, recovery, relapse, sober, sobriety, wife
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Sitting In The Circle
It’s often the smallest things that stop you in your tracks. The things that you don’t even think about and then you see something or hear something and all of a sudden you’re overcome with a memory…a moment…a season of … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Communicating in marriage, Dealing with relapse, Family, Marriage, Mom of girls, Our Life, Recovery
Tagged AA, addict, addiction, alchohol, alcoholism, celebrate recovery, codependent, faith, family, forgiveness, Husband, journey, life, marriage, mywifelife, Parent, recovery, rehab, relapse, sobriety, wife
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Separation
At this point, the number of years we’ve spent apart outnumber the years we’ve lived under the same roof. Despite that fact, I had never used the word “separated”. Anytime I would fill out forms…for the doctor…rehab…insurance…Job applications…anything…I always use … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Addiction is a family affair, Alcoholism, Celebrate Recovery, Communicating in marriage, Dealing with relapse, Family, First NLR, Marriage, Mom of girls, Our Life, Prayer, Recovery, the Road to Becoming
Tagged AA, addiction, alcoholism, celebrate recovery, faith, family, forgiveness, God, Husband, journey, love, marriage, recovery, rehab, sobriety, wife
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Surviving
The first few days your husband starts rehab – it’s like the 5 stages of grief except you don’t get anytime to stay in any of the stages so you don’t get to process the feelings. All you get to … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Addiction is a family affair, Alcoholism, Celebrate Recovery, Dealing with relapse, Family, Marriage, Our Life, Recovery
Tagged AA, addiction, alcoholism, celebrate recovery, codependent, faith, family, forgiveness, God, hope, Husband, love, marriage, recovery, rehab, sobriety, wife
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