by Elisabeth | Feb 9, 2023 | difficult marriage, divorce, healing, heart, pain, remarriage
Boyfriend #1: kinda sorta cheated on me Boyfriend #2: broke our engagement Husband #1: addiction and abuse stuff First man after marriage that I kinda sorta dated: one day after meeting me, after six months of long distance, ended things Random guy I had one date...
by Elisabeth | Sep 16, 2022 | Church, difficult marriage, remarriage
I have never written on this topic before and I’m pretty sure I know why. Because a, no one has asked me to (ha!), and b, it’s a hot-button issue (but oh well). For some reason though, I have some thoughts these days and I’m feeling weirdly fired up about it....
by Elisabeth | Aug 12, 2022 | difficult marriage, remarriage
Caveat: though all of these things could help in marriages with adultery, abuse and addiction, those kinds of marriages are a different breed and could also benefit from a different list; the marriages I have in mind for this specific list are those that are mostly...
by Elisabeth | Mar 25, 2022 | difficult marriage, remarriage, wholeness
I get asked all the time what is different about my second marriage that makes it work? And there are many answers for that. But today I’m going to focus on what I personally am doing differently. During my first marriage, I was controlling. I was a nag. I was...
by Elisabeth | Aug 27, 2021 | faith, healing, remarriage
{originally written in March of 2015, two months before I remarried} Let me say this upfront: I like Tall-Shadow. I love Tall-Shadow. I’m in love with Tall-Shadow. And I believe to my core that he likes, loves and is in love with me right back. I mean, c’mon… Let me...
by Elisabeth | Mar 26, 2021 | dating, difficult marriage, emotions, faith, remarriage, wholeness
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...