Momly.Mar 22, 20195 minPlans"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future....
Momly.Mar 7, 20196 minHiddenI go back and forth between feeling ready to face the world and wanting to hide myself away in my house forever. That's what PTSD does. J...
Momly.Feb 24, 20193 minThirteenThirteen. The total number of years of my life stolen by my ex-husband. Being divorced for the last five years has not been a deterrent; ...
Momly.Jan 25, 20193 minChosenIn this life, we are all given choices. Right and wrong. Big and small. Every day is wrought with them. One of the hardest lessons I have...
Momly.Jan 15, 20193 minThe ManOne day, out of the blue, a man will come along. When you meet, you'll immediately know he's good. Good in a Godly way. Different from al...
Momly.Jan 14, 20197 minPlasticPrior to my marriage, I was a fairly self-confident woman. I worked out one to two hours every day, and was very fit and full of energy. ...
Momly.Jan 14, 20193 minDelugeI struggled today. I held back the deluge as long as I could. The dam broke while I was bathing my youngest this evening, my body racked w...
Momly.Jan 1, 20195 minResolutionsI'm not one for New Year's resolutions. I find too often my life gets too crazy to stick to them so I usually don't take the time to come...
Momly.Dec 28, 20185 minNightmareI have a recurring nightmare about my ex-husband. For many years, it occurred on a nightly basis, sometimes more than once a night. I wou...
Momly.Dec 21, 20183 minAn Open Letter To My Son's BullyI can just imagine you walking around the school like a big macho man after you hurt him. After you tell him for the umpteenth time that ...
Momly.Dec 14, 20186 minSurrealThe other night, I had to clean out an old dresser I'd decided to sell. I'd had it for many years and it was stuffed full of ten-years' p...
Momly.Dec 13, 201810 min(Un) Happy HolidaysI used to love Christmas. I would go all out and decorate every room of my house down to bedding. My Christmas tree was decorated in a di...
Momly.Dec 7, 20184 minThe DriveOn the commute home from work yesterday, I had some time to think about my journey. About how I've ended up where I am and how my ex-husb...
Momly.Dec 5, 20185 minThe MoldI've never been one to fit into a mold. I am the existential outcast. The free-spirit. The hippie. The "nice" girl. Lover of solitude wit...
Momly.Nov 8, 20183 minThe Dark PlaceHere I go again. I can feel the darkness creeping up on me. I feel the enemy's voice telling me I'm not worthy. That I am a mistake and n...
Momly.Nov 7, 20184 minChurch FamilyI am incredibly blessed to have an amazing church home. A church family that takes into consideration every single member no matter his o...
Momly.Nov 6, 20183 minIdentity CrisisOne of the many struggles I've faced since escaping an abusive marriage has been figuring out who I am. Everything is different now. I vi...
Momly.Oct 31, 20184 minGriefGrief. We’ve all had to deal with it at one time or another in our lives. It’s always lurking just around the corner waiting to jump out ...
Momly.Oct 30, 20182 minThe WallDo you ever feel like you have hit the proverbial brick wall? Like your life just seems to be at a standstill? Do you feel stuck? Bored a...
Momly.Oct 29, 20184 minThe Dating Game1 Peter 3:3-4 Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but...