Articles, Stories, and Resources
This page contain articles, stories, resources that pertain to my experience with divorce and the recovery process. Articles are simply that, articles that I have written and are published in various article directories. Stories pertain to specific life changing events. Resources are websites, books, email correspondence, etc. that I found useful and maybe you will too.
Comforting Bible Verses
Proverbs 14:32
When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous have a refuge.
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Divorce Related Articles
Working Through a Divorce - I don’t think that anyone that gets married plans on it ending in divorce. Yet over 35% of all marriages will end in divorce for one reason or another. Some studies show that figure closer to 50%. Whether it is 35% or 50% both are staggering and odds I don’t like to see unless I am playing the lottery. Read more
Is God to Blame - The shock of divorce can have devastating effects on a person and/or family. One of the first things people do to rationalize what has happened is to go on the defense and start the blame game. Often times God is on the receiving end of that blame and people blame Him for their troubles or think that He is passing judgment for past sins. Read more
5 Pitfalls after Divorce - In most instances when two people go through a divorce they will be faced with confusion and unpleasant feelings. Divorce is hard enough and there is no need to make things worse on yourself or family. Dealing with the loss and emptiness often drives people to slip into many behaviors that can be self-destructive. Here are five pitfalls to avoid while going through a divorce. Read more
God is in Control - While I was going through my divorce, it felt like there was no one there for me. I mean, my spouse had chosen to leave and contrary to what I believed and thought she believed she had chosen to leave and that is exactly what she did. I kept asking myself, “Why God don’t you stop this?” Read more
Getting out of the Rut after Divorce - Going through a divorce is a humbling difficult process that can tend to have a lot of negative circumstances and emotions associated with it. The problem sometimes is that people get stuck in this bad place and don’t get on with their lives. In the book “Working Through the Crisis” written by Jeff Brown he says, “Everyone is stuck somewhere; the trick is not to stay that way.” Read more
There is a Higher Purpose - Often I get it stuck in my head that I am destined to be miserable. I spent years in an unhealthy marriage only to see it end in divorce after trying to do everything in my power to save it. Read more
Stories
Touched by Grace - For
many years I have been a Christian and sought after what I thought so
many people had. It seemed genuine Christians were filled with joy and
did not have a worry in the world. To me this revolved around
the feeling of being loved by God.
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Choose how You're Going to Feel - Day after day while I was going through the divorce I spent way too much time upset about things I had no control over. I would constantly encounter thoughts that would upset me or I was unable to answer. A lot had to do with my ex and what she was doing or “why” was this happening. Read more
