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Jael: A New Look at Our Head-crushing Heroine, Part Two

What make Jael flip from hospitality to homicide?

Mar 186 min read

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Jael: A New Look at Our Head-crushing Heroine, Part One

What would inspire a woman to drive a 2 foot tent peg into a sleeping man's brain?

Feb 184 min read

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Faith Community: Help Give Her a Good Divorce

The Purgatory Pit This photo was taken when I was in the heart of hell. I'm on the left. I barely recognize myself. In my mind I...

Jan 214 min read

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Not a Casserole Widow™: Refocus

Waiting for an inevitable divorce to be finalized can feel like watching grains of sand falling through an hourglass. However, it is an...

Dec 17, 20243 min read

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Dear Mom,

How do children react to parents navigating relational betrayal? The night my children's father and I informed our children he would be...

Nov 12, 20244 min read

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Faith Community: Stop the Idioms and Platitudes.

Shortly after my D-Day (the day of discovery of deceit in my marriage), I received a call from a well respected pastor in our church....

Sep 2, 20243 min read

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Not a Casserole Widow: Responding to the Storm

I saw something come across her face and she turned away from me.

Jun 22, 20243 min read

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Covering my eyes won't make it stop.

3 year olds attempting soccer = absolute amusement. Putting 12-15 toddlers in an a vast, grassy field, providing them with a ball they...

May 18, 20243 min read

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No Regrets.

We all regret something. I'm currently regretting the yard work I did Sunday. I unknowingly touched poison ivy causing an allergic...

Apr 8, 20246 min read

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Court with Kim

Time to pull the cookies out of the oven. I haven't updated my court progress for a while because I succumbed to fears I'd taint my...

Mar 10, 20243 min read

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Not a Casserole Widow™: The Drive to Court Emotion

Monday, January 22, 2024, I went to court again. I can't actually remember how many times I have been to court over the past 5 years. ...

Jan 28, 20245 min read

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Not a Casserole Widow™: The Empty Room Emotion

My sleep was abysmal the first night my children were gone. A sensation like black tar surrounded me which restricted my movements. ...

Dec 30, 20233 min read

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Faith Communities: Stay at Home Mom Prenup?

“I have been a stay at home mom ( SAHM ) for 23 years, homeschooling our 3 children. I have no skills, no income, and our children are...

Oct 24, 20234 min read

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My God Hug (Don't miss the good photos in this!)

I got a God hug today. My mom left me a note on my counter from an old family friend of ours. During one of the gaps in my schedule, I...

Sep 29, 20232 min read

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Not a Casserole Widow™: Tithe for Widows?!

Here's a piece of hope to overcome a shame I carried for years. Maybe it will release you too.

Random Musings

Sep 23, 20233 min read

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Do hurt people, really hurt people?

Hurt people hurt people. I’ve been hurt, the nearly destroyed type of hurt, and I don’t “hurt people”. I was beaten by one of my x...

Random Musings

Aug 5, 20232 min read

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Lost Daughter: Moms and High Conflict Divorce

2020: I landed in an unfamiliar airport and waited for 2 strangers to pick me up in a car to drive me to an unknown destination. Our 2...

Jun 25, 20233 min read

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Intuition: Aroma, Odor, or Stench?

Intuition: The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning. Recently, several clients have come...

Jun 11, 20234 min read

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Faith community: Fabulous Fibs or Raw Reality?

Fellow faith community, the betrayed feel forced to choose fabulous fibs instead of raw reality when they are in your presence. Here are...