I was chatting with a friend the other day about forgiveness. She is married to a man who has been unkind and disrespectful to her for years. He has been verbally abusive towards her and has continually violated their vows throughout their entire marriage. She called me because he had just blindsided her with the… Read More
When I was a little girl we lived in a house near a small grocery store. One afternoon we walked to the grocery store with my Mother to pick up a few things she needed for dinner. When we were standing at the cash register, paying for our items, I noticed a little container of… Read More
I opened my social media account and noticed the little flag notification in the corner. I had another new inbox message and it was from someone I didn’t know. I paused before clicking to open it. “Here we go again” I thought. I took a minute to think through if I had the emotional strength… Read More
Another holiday was approaching and that same anxious feeling returned. She felt a mix of emotions every time she thought about it. She was frustrated with both of them for putting her in the middle. She was stressed from carefully working through each possible scenario in her mind. She was tired from the mental work… Read More
(This is the conclusion to a two-part blog post.) To read the first post click here: http://cleanlifehappywife.com/2015/09/17/if-you-dont-have-anything-nice-to-say-marriage-part-1/ In she walked…and she was stunning! She had beautiful long dark hair, perfect teeth and the most gorgeous face I had ever seen. She was the type of girl who would turn heads as soon as she entered… Read More
The highschool I attended put on a major musical production every year. I LOVED theatre and drama and could not wait to audition for the play. The first year I auditioned I was nervous, but was happy with receiving any role. The second year however… I went into the audition that second year with a… Read More
I ran out the door of our house and down the stairs. I was getting out of here. I didn’t know where I would go, but I knew I could not stay here-not with him for one. more. second! I sank into the seat in my car and struggled to put the key in the… Read More
I was sitting close to the front row as my husband was singing at another concert when I heard it. It was the first few notes of one of his most popular songs. As it started to play I braced myself for what I knew was coming next. This was the third show I had… Read More