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Our baby, Savannah, with the hubby
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My awesome hubby and me :-)
Tori…senior pictures
Me, Rob and Tori…a long long time ago :-)
Our first…Tori
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Tag Archives: journey
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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Dear Church
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
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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
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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Concrete Floors
Two and a half years ago…I remember a time where I wasn’t always wondering when the next rug would be pulled out from under me. It was Thanksgiving. My youngest girl and I had gone to Ohio for the week. … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Addiction is a family affair, Alcoholism, Celebrate Recovery, Dealing with relapse, Marriage, Recovery, Uncategorized
Tagged AA, addict, addiction, Al Anon, alchohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, celebrate recovery, daughter, daughters, faith, family, Father, forgiveness, God, hope, Husband, journey, love, marriage, my wife life, mywifelife, Parent, prayer, recovery, rehab, relapse, sobriety, wife
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Circles
Sometimes your loss and grief is so tied up in someone else’s choice – your pain is so intertwined with someone else’s story – so much so that when you try to move forward, your steps either make the other … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Celebrate Recovery, Dealing with relapse, Family, Marriage, Uncategorized
Tagged AA, addiction, alcoholism, celebrate recovery, faith, family, God, hope, Husband, journey, marriage, mywifelife, recovery, sobriety, wife
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