I've recently heard or met several women who are struggling in their marriages. Women who have been hurt, painfully so, by their husbands -- the very men they trusted enough to vow a lifetime to. These women are brokenhearted, confused, and wondering what's to come. Are you one of these women? What you might not know is that I was one of these women. I don't talk about it openly here on this blog, or even in my personal life, because I'm still healing. Because it's a private, personal, painful story. Maybe someday I'll write a book about the struggles our marriage has had to overcome, but Continue Reading
When I Found Out My Husband Was Leaving Me
I had just got home from a weekend trip to Indiana to surprise my family. Travis and I were sitting at the stools in our kitchen, eating our supper and talking about my trip. And that's when he told me. "I got an email," he said. That one email completely threw me for a loop. It was unexpected and unwanted. And it changed everything. That email said my husband's name was put in for a position in South Korea. As a soldier in the Army, my husband can be sent basically anywhere in the world and he has to go. Even if that means leaving his wife behind to wait for his return. This news wasn't Continue Reading
Things To Do When Hubby Is Away
As a military family, there are going to be many weeks or months or years where my husband is away. This week my husband has been in the field for training. Next month, he'll be gone a little longer. The month after that he'll be gone longer still. And a few months from now, he'll be gone for a whole month. I just keep telling myself that's nothing -- this isn't a deployment. But since we haven't been through a deployment yet, this kind of sucks. No matter how long your husband will be gone, it's totally OK to wear one of his shirts, eat cereal for supper, and wallow a little in your Continue Reading