Tag Archive: Marriage

marital fear

Fear.  My fear sits in the dark watching me.  Most of the time, I attempt to ignore it. Go on about my day. Go on about my business. But then I can feel it rumbling deep in the depths of my core and in the dark corners of my mind.  Then nervous panic will set…

thankful thursdays: divorce options

I was recently over at a girlfriend’s house where I ran into a woman who I had met a few times as we have a number friends in common.  Let’s call her Janet and her husband Dan.  I knew that they were having marital problems for the last few years.   But as we were sipping…

Extraordinarily Ordinary

My husband is like Archie Bunker sometimes.  He’s often a curmudgeon, grumpy old man and he’s not even 40 yet (NOT that 40 is old! Please don’t get me wrong.).  Sometimes I think we’re polar opposites; he’s not big on socializing, he’s fiscally conservative and he holds his peace until he really has something to…

Where Have I Been?

Where am I these days? Am I lost? No. Well maybe a little bit. I’m working on finding my way through a storm. Am I okay? Yes, but weary. I need to find my peaceful waters. I am close. I can feel it. So, how do I get there? Writing. I can feel my way…