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coachinghope4u
Dec 173 min read
Not a Casserole Widow™: No Regrets
Waiting for an inevitable divorce to be finalized can feel like watching grains of sand falling through an hourglass. However, it is an...
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coachinghope4u
Nov 124 min read
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...
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coachinghope4u
Sep 23 min read
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....
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coachinghope4u
Jun 223 min read
Not a Casserole Widow: Responding to the Storm
I saw something come across her face and she turned away from me.
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coachinghope4u
May 183 min read
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...
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coachinghope4u
Apr 86 min read
No Regrets.
We all regret something. I'm currently regretting the yard work I did Sunday. I unknowingly touched poison ivy causing an allergic...
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coachinghope4u
Mar 103 min read
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 court...
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coachinghope4u
Jan 285 min read
Not a Casserole Widow™: The Drive to Court Emotion
Monday, January 22, I went to court again. I can't actually remember how many times I have been to court over the past 5 years. When I...
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coachinghope4u
Dec 30, 20233 min read
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. ...
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coachinghope4u
Oct 24, 20234 min read
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...
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coachinghope4u
Sep 29, 20232 min read
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...
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coachinghope4u
Sep 23, 20233 min read
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.
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coachinghope4u
Aug 5, 20232 min read
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...
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coachinghope4u
Jun 25, 20233 min read
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...
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coachinghope4u
Jun 11, 20234 min read
Intuition: Aroma, Odor, or Stench?
Intuition: The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning. Recently, several clients have come...
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coachinghope4u
May 26, 20233 min read
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...
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coachinghope4u
Apr 16, 20233 min read
Faith Community: Quality or Quantity?
Running. Running. Running. Words keep running through my mind. My brain feels like it's on fire. I have questions but no words to form...
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coachinghope4u
Apr 2, 20234 min read
Faith Communities, Real is Rare.
“I don’t feel safe going to church anymore. The voices of the people in the lobby vibrate too loudly for my already rattled mind. The...
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coachinghope4u
Jan 30, 20231 min read
The Door Closed
I’ve been digging through my brain trying to come up with a blog and I got zero, zip, nada. I’ve started about 10 but they aren’t “it”. ...
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coachinghope4u
Jan 15, 20233 min read
First Step: Friday the 13th: Wedding #3.
Friday, April 13, 2001 Standing on the early morning beach, toes dug into cool sand, I inhaled salty air as the sun christened the...
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