A Heart of Thanksgiving

Let me start off by saying YOU CAN DO THIS! You’ve got this! You have conquered every day before this, you will conquer this one too. You were not put on this path to fail. You were not put on this path […]

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My Badge of Honor

I have this badge of honor, I wear it on my chest, I notice it most frequently on days that are not my best. It doesn’t shine and it is not seen by anyone but me. Sometimes I’ll show it off a […]

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Boundary Lessons From My Therapist

I started seeing a therapist a week ago. I was seeing one back when my husband first went into custody, but I didn’t feel like I was getting anything out of it. So I started seeing this new therapist last week. There […]

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Walking Through The Rubble

As I mentioned in my previous post, I felt like my life underwent an extreme natural disaster and I was living in the fallen pieces. I was walking through the rubble, staring at broken pieces of what used to be something so […]

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One Year Today

My husband went into custody one year ago today. I cannot figure out if I should celebrate, or cry. Honestly, neither feels right. My husband calls me every morning before he goes to work. He called me this morning and I knew […]

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Hello Halloween!

The holiday season has begun! As we approach my husband’s one year anniversary, I am finishing off celebrating things without him for the first time. This was my first halloween without him. I’m working on finding joy in every moment just as […]

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