Tired of Doing the Same Thing Over & Over, Hoping for Different Results?
You didn’t wake up this morning and think, “Today is the day I need to hire a life coach (or relationship coach or spiritual coach or hope coach).” But I would put money down that you woke up this morning, you sweet woman, and within about thirty seconds, your top...
The (REAL) Purpose of Marriage
I recently heard this quote, “We all come into the world looking for someone who is looking for us.” That utterly resonated with me. YES, I thought. My entire life has been one big long looking for that person looking for me. But then I read something that did more...
How Do I Soften My Hard Heart?
During my difficult marriage, I had a hard heart. My heart was hard and cold and wounded and tired and done. Not hard to God. Not cold toward my family or friends. But closed off to the one I once loved most. During my second-to-last Lenten season of my first...
Staying Sane in a Difficult Marriage
To say it can be difficult to keep walking the Christian walk in the middle of all the adversity of living in a difficult marriage is an understatement. To say it can be harrowing to stay sane while living in crazy town is also putting it lightly. For some of us, it...
Goodbye
In just a few days, my son will walk to the front door with his final box under his arm. He may ask if I want the house key back, I’ll tell him to keep it. He’ll stand there for a moment, because he will know that I will require one more hug. One last hug. Not the...
3 Reasons Divorced Women Remain Stuck, Become the Bitter Ex-Wife, or Marry a Jerk
Reason #1: I Don’t Need to Do Anything to Heal from My Divorce OR I Can Do Just a Little Bit to Heal from My Divorce I hate to break it to you, honey, but healing will not just happen on its own. Again, time itself does not make everything automatically better. In...
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FREE WEBINAR: How Can I Survive My Divorce? Wednesday, 8/26/2020 at 12pm CST or Thursday, 8/27/2020 at 7pm CST You might be barely hanging on right now (because DIVORCE IS SO DANG HARD) or you're surviving but that's about it. And you're wondering... will I ever feel...
I’m Divorced. Now What??
The first few minutes, hours, and days will envelop you like a fog, whether you’re the leaver or the left. Trust me. I stood there before the bench and heard the judge ask my spouse, “Is your marriage irretrievably broken?” and I heard this response: “Yes.” And in...
7 Days of Prayer for the Separated/Divorced
Though I don’t believe that prayer is like having a genie in a bottle grant you all your wishes, I do believe that prayer is mysterious and even magical in its own way. It connects us to Something bigger and outside ourselves, to Someone in control of all the things...
What is it Really Like to be Coached?
I have had the privilege to work with over 100 women one-on-one over the past couple years. And I thought it would be helpful to give you a glimpse behind-the-scenes of what the coaching process looks and feels like, from the perspective of one of my clients. It...