Healing From Divorce: Part 2 of 3

By Hope After BetrayalDivorce, Uncategorized

Leaving The day we decided my husband would move out was January 25th—the day after my son’s birthday. As I sat there with my three-month-old baby, he seemed so eager to pack his things and leave. At that point, I felt as though I was only floating through the day. I was not sure if it was just my lack …

Healing From Divorce: Part 1 of 3

By Hope After BetrayalDivorce, Relationships, Uncategorized

THE SHOCKWAVE “I had an affair.” That statement literally felt like the equivalent of falling off of a 10-story building. It did not help that while I was being told this, I was driving on HWY 14 with my 5-month-old son in the backseat. The world seemed to stand still. I felt like I was having an out of body …

An Exercise In Aligning Perspectives

By Hope After Betrayalcurrent year, Relationships, Uncategorized

“I sat there stunned, scrolling through his browsing history as image after image showed a slew of underdressed athletes in suggestive poses for the camera. The familiar feelings of betrayal struck a chord in my heart as it seemed yet again, he was choosing to look for self-gratification in places other than his wife. The troubling fact was, he had …

Guest Blog: We Survived Infidelity

Annie Demaracurrent year, Encouragement, Grief, Relationships

Guest Blog by Hilarie Barry Facing Infidelity “I lay at the bottom of a dark pit, trembling, frightened, alone. I’m lost.  What happened?  Where’s Joe?  Joe! My eyes flashed open and it all came rushing back, first the memories, then the knot in my stomach.  It wasn’t a dream.  My life had become a nightmare. It was Christmas 2013 when …

Guest Blog: Rescued from the Cave of Betrayal

Annie DemaraGrief, Relationships, Uncategorized

Cave of Betrayal “Lord, may my husband be quick to agree with You in his sin.” The words were not my own, but those of a “pray for your husband guide” that I had been following. The timing of this prayer was not a coincidence. Just a couple of hours after that sentence left my lips, I found myself fully …

Celebrating Independence Day

Meg WilsonArchive, Encouragement, General

When it comes to Independence Day, most people think of celebrating with picnics and fireworks. Whereas I grew up in a military family, and this day has a deeper meaning for me. When I was young, my father was away for almost a year serving in Vietnam as an Air Force Navigator. My grandfather earned a purple heart during WWII …

Guest Blogger Becky: Quarantine and Betrayal

Annie Demaracurrent year, Encouragement, Grief

“My world has been turned upside down.  Nothing is what it was a few days ago. The future is unknown and the uncertainties seem to multiply by the day.  While some things of life must go on, preparing meals, work, and exercise, there are moments of pause within the day.  Those moments when it will suddenly hit me…what just happened?  …

The Darkness Before the Dawn

Annie DemaraEncouragement

In The Midst of the Pandemic… As news outlets inundate us with Coronavirus information and infection updates, it is hard to escape the reality of our world’s current situation.   As a result, it is easy to experience fear and wonder about the uncertainty of our own personal situation.   Will there be sufficient income to sustain me and my family?  How …

Spring

Meg WilsonArchive, Encouragement

I love spring. Even when I lived in So. California and there was no shortage of sun, the light of spring seemed different. Now that I live in the Pacific Northwest, I look forward to the explosion of pink and white petals which seems to come out of nowhere. When those first fruit trees burst forth their floral announcement of …