Category Archives: the Road to Becoming

Undoing

Posted on February 19, 2022 by angelastricklin

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 →

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I Counted

Posted on June 28, 2021 by angelastricklin

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 →

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You Are Allowed

Posted on June 15, 2021 by angelastricklin

“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 →

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Broken Like Me

Posted on May 23, 2021 by angelastricklin

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 →

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Dear Church

Posted on January 10, 2021 by angelastricklin

I have witnessed anger, hatred, bullying, threats, and the dissolution of friendships this last week. All on Social Media. Years long friendships, destroyed. People in my church, name calling and attacking one another. Friends I know to be Christ followers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible Study, Facebook, First NLR, Prayer, Social Media, the Road to Becoming | Tagged Christianity, church, facebook, faith, First NLR, forgiveness, friendship, God, hope, journey, love, prayer | Leave a comment

Rescue

Posted on January 2, 2021 by angelastricklin

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 →

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When Addiction Wins

Posted on June 17, 2019 by angelastricklin

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 →

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Separation

Posted on May 10, 2019 by angelastricklin

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 →

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How to Paint on Ambien

Posted on July 21, 2018 by angelastricklin

Sometimes you get home late on a Friday after being out of town for work all week. There’s dishes in the sink. Not really sure when the dryer lint trap was last cleaned. Pretty sure the vacuum was used beyond … Continue reading →

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Made Well

Posted on October 5, 2016 by angelastricklin

It can’t be coincidence that Jenny Simmons published two books, in two years, both at a time when I needed to hear the exact words she wrote. About a year ago, I was reading The Road to Becoming and learning … Continue reading →