In March 2016, I launched a blog. Technically, I started puttering around in November 2015, but it took me some time to launch.
I didnât expect the size of my readers to grow to the number it has today. To date, my website has reached over 500,000 people. My courses on boundaries, resources for wives of addiction, and blog posts on topics like divorce, abuse, and marriage have helped many a woman searching for answers at midnight when her husband has not come home (again).
Read MoreThe majority of pastors I saw through my husbandâs addiction suggested I pray, stay faithful, and never give up on my husband. In truth, that advice was without boundaries. Most relationships that donât use boundaries wonât last.
My husbandâs addiction was damaging to my family and my emotional health. Meanwhile, much of the Christian advice I was getting was lacking in Godly wisdom. Whatâs a girl to do?!
Read MoreWhat is mom guilt? Mom guilt is when you feel like the world's meanest, fattest, angriest, ugliest, most unsuccessful mother. You have day-mares about your kids ending up in jail and sleeping around when they are teenagers. You wear sweatpants all day and want to give up. (Just me?)
Read MoreThe publishing world is robust, complex, confusing and can be daunting for a new author. In fact, some stats claim only 1% of submitted manuscripts get published by a traditional publisher. ONE PERCENT! I donât know if that number is true, but what I do know is book publishing is a long and arduous process.
Read MoreI fell into a marriage with addiction, by fall, I mean, fell head over heels. I didn't want to live a perfect life, and I loved the party. I have always found going to a bar to be more enjoyable than Bible study. When I was first introduced to drugs, I thought they were fantastic. Aside from the fact that my parents were going to kill me, for the first time in my life, I wasn't shrouded in insecurity. The alternative crowd, the everything-in-moderation mentality, the excitement of the rave- it made me feel like I could be myself; darkness and all.
Read MoreHave you ever been trapped inside of a house with nowhere to go with a raging alcoholic? No, me either, but I donât want to be. I can imagine it feels much like a poor child would being trapped inside with a raging parent. Not much food. School is gone. What is happening?
Read MoreTwo very different types of marital relationships need to be acknowledged when we're talking about alcohol; the first is a marriage that has not suffered the effects of addiction, the second has.
Before I met my husband, I had been in a few relationships. Ahem. None were like the one with my husband. For the purpose of this article, and so I don't confuse you, let's call them "typical" and "atypical" relationships.
Read MoreMy husband battled drug addiction, but alcohol has run through the veins of almost every "addict" from the beginning, and I was not exactly "a good child.â You can read the mini-book here, âWe're Not Okay: What every parent needs to know in a world full of drugs, drinking and, gasp! Sex.â Itâs also available on Amazon if youâd like a hard copy.
Read MoreYes, thatâs right. By the name of the title you already know whatâs happening.
Back. To. Facebook.
âWhy?â You ask? Or maybe itâs more like, âI told you so!â Well, thatâs why! Because you told me so. Youâre right!
If youâre reading this for the first time, let me fill you in.
Read MoreIâm sure youâve heard it said that pornography and sex are like drugs. Repeat that sentiment over and over again and youâll start to believe itâs the same chemistry- but is it really? Or are we lying to ourselves about what's really going on in the brain when itâs high on lust?
Read MoreâIn addition, a multitude came together from the towns surrounding Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.â Acts 5:16
There are many distinctions in the Bible between sickness and demonic activity/possession. It is fair to say a demon can make someone sick, it is also fair to say that not everyone who is sick is demon-possessed.
Read MoreFewer and fewer people are smoking đŹ nowadays. We all know how bad it is for us and weâre mostly terrified of cancer. Young kids arenât smoking cigarettes đ, theyâre vaping odourless chemicals (which turns out, can kill you instantly â ď¸ instead of prolonging your suffering!).
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