Category Archives: marriage

Down the Hill

Posted on February 23, 2023 by becmom45

When you were a kid, did you ever roll down the side of a hill? My friends and I did that a lot. We had it down to a science. We’d start at the top just on the edge of … Continue reading →

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How?

Posted on October 21, 2022 by becmom45

This morning, after another difficult night, I sat in my glider rocker in my reading room in the dark, in the early hours of this October morning. As has happened increasingly more often lately, my mind wandered to subjects that … Continue reading →

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Money can’t…

Posted on August 31, 2022 by becmom45

It’s Sunday morning as I write this. These mornings are the only day of the week it is quiet. We live on a busy corner with a large dirt pit next door. There is also construction going on to the … Continue reading →

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Life is Short

Posted on June 10, 2022 by becmom45

“Teach me to number my days so that I may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12) I’m in the book of Psalms again this morning as I wrestle through some intense emotions. As a side note, Psalms 90 and … Continue reading →

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Marriage in Parts: Part 8

Posted on March 10, 2022 by becmom45

I have spent the last few days ruminating about how to proceed. Events at this stage happened quickly. I do not want to do them an injustice by simply stating what happened and moving into an epilogue; however, I do … Continue reading →

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Marriage in Parts: Part 7

Posted on March 8, 2022 by becmom45

This is the first time I have sat down at my computer to type this story and found myself not wanting to do so. I’ve actually been sitting here for thirty minutes browsing Pinterest, checking Facebook and Twitter, reading news … Continue reading →

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Marriage in Parts: Part 6

Posted on March 3, 2022 by becmom45

If you’ve been following along through each chapter of this story, you probably have realized that this was a complicated event that, even though the crux of it did not take place over years but rather over months, there still … Continue reading →

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Marriage in Parts: Part 5. The Meeting

Posted on March 2, 2022 by becmom45

As I read through the journal pages that chronicle this story, I am surprised by the emotions elicited from the words on the pages. Three years have passed since those pages were filled with words and stained with the tears … Continue reading →

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Marriage in Parts: Part 4

Posted on February 28, 2022 by becmom45

The date is March 8, 2012. The first sentence in my journal entry for this date reads, “On this day I should have died.” Recalling the events of the day stir a tsunami of emotions. It is only in looking … Continue reading →

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Marriage in Parts: 3

Posted on February 26, 2022 by becmom45

My counseling appointments were every Tuesday afternoon. I liked and trusted the counselor I was seeing, but I did not experience many positive results from these visits. Some weeks I would leave and feel “okay”, but most weeks I would … Continue reading →

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