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Friday, September 10, 2010

Other People's Messes: STOP CLEANING!

People do weird things when under stress. Things that don't make any sense to the rest of the world, or even to them, much later when they are thinking about it. After the run-in we had in our home that Saturday morning, here is what I did. I hugged my daughter until I thought she was all right... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: Can We Move Now?

I woke up on Saturday morning with the sensation that it was going to be an important day. I loved the fall, and I could smell the freshness of it seeping through our slightly drafty country house. The sun was out, the birds were singing...and it was a Saturday, on top of all of that. I'd had my... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Other People's Messes: No More Limbo

Before I went to sleep on Friday night, I had kind of a mental 'review' as I snuggled among the blankets, with the bed all to myself. My spouse was at his usual location, preferring to sleep on the couch. The past week had been a whirlwind. Just that morning had found me finally making that purchase... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Other People's Messes: I Just Want To Stay Home

I was going ahead in all earnestness, now. I was leaving my marriage. I went to thrift stores and bought second-hand furnishings for the kids' bedrooms, hunting down bargains and knowing that from here on out, every penny would count. The one thing I refused to scrimp on was the sofas and dining... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: Be Still, My Soul

The last thing I wanted to do was to hurt my children. I've had this belief the God in His wisdom is very merciful; when you pull the 'bad marriage' card, you don't get to also pull the 'bad kids' card. This has been my personal experience, but I'm sure there are those that for whatever reason got... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Other People's Messes: Walking Papers

It seemed to be all-out war, now....but in a subtle way. One morning I woke up, and not only was my previously locked file cabinet wide open, but my car was unlocked, and my purse inside it was unzipped. I felt sick to my stomach. It was such a snubbing of the nose to me. He wasn't even pretending,... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Other People's Messes: No Doubt At All

After our run-in where he told me he knew I was leaving, he was good as gold. Again, I didn't trust it. One morning he came into the bedroom, held my hand and said a prayer with me. This softened me, until I remembered that years ago he had consistently said prayers with me as a couple, all the... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: More Determined than Ever

Just a simple check-up, right. Wrong. I was being told that I might have cancer, and there needed to be an operation right away to remove the growths that had formed. The timing could not have been any worse. The only day available for the doctor to do the surgery just happened to be my thirty-ninth... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: More Gifts

My Catholic friend, Lisa, and I began to take walks together on the beautiful pathway along the creek through town. During these walks, we shared endlessly. Lisa was the sort of person that you could do that with. She convinced me to email the Bellwether nuns, saying that if you emailed them with a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Other People's Messes: A Gift From God

Two weeks had gone by. Still he was behaving in that courteous, mechanical way. I honestly didn't know what to make of it. Everything I saw and heard looked like kindness from him. It was what I felt that concerned me. It didn't...feel right. The 'nicer' he was, the more I was confused. Even after... Sign in to see full entry.

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