Surviving the Pain of Divorce One Day at a Time. kathieyvwriter.com@kathieyvwriter.com
Click here to order my book….thanks:-) As a pastor’s wife, KathieyV witnesses the ups and downs of every type of relationship over the years as she partners with her husband while he serves the church community. But one day—out of the blue—her husband of thirty-seven years breaks his vows and leaves her. The despair…
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Let’s continue on with our series on stress relief and self-care. Today let’s take a look at Baking and Stress Relief. So how can baking reduce your stress, you may ask? According to a site called Teeo Creations, baking is a form of comfort and also a distraction from our stress. This distraction from whatever is…
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Monthly Motivation for June of 2023. I had recently finished the book “The Help” When I found out there was a movie, I could not wait to see it. There were many times in the movie I found myself angry at the injustice and other times touched by the tenderness. The love in the…
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Blast from the past…I wrote this back in 2013 in The Beginning of my trauma. I just thought I would re-post it after a bit of editing and updating. Divorce affects everyone; even if you don’t want to believe it, it does. ***** Written in 2013…but now adapted In church last week, the pastor spoke…
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Each week I hope to share a quote with you. Some will be inspirational, some heartfelt, some deep, but all will give you something to think about. All of us will experience trauma on some level in our lives. It may be physical, emotional, or both, but either way, we can come out on the…
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My dog is part of my family. I have had Brodie for 11 years, and it would be painful to lose him in divorce proceedings. I adopted Brodie from a shelter in 2009, my husband left me in 2013, and my divorce was final in 2017. There was never a threat that I could lose…
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Let’s continue our series on Self-Care and Stress Relief. Today let’s take a look at Stress Relief and Music. Music can make us feel good…listening to the right music can change our mood. Listening to music can stimulate dopamine in our brain, also known as the feel-good hormone in our body. Music can be…
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My Thoughts on an Article I found a great website called With Every Step by Donna Hayden.I found an article on the site called “It takes two and other nonsense.” Here is a quote I can relate to… “Do not tell me divorce takes two! I don’t care the reason for the divorce – it often…
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Every week or so, I look at what is happening in Divorce News. I search “divorce” in Google and put a time frame on the search of that current week or so to give me an overview of what is happening in divorce news. The trending news is typically celebrity news. Yes, in the news,…
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Today I will consider the tree. I said to the almond tree, ‘Friend, speak to me of God,’ and the almond tree blossomed. Nikos Kazantzakis But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the loving-kindness of God forever and…
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I hope you are doing well this week. Today is Thursday; as I prep this post for tomorrow, it is raining again. The forecast is for rain today, Friday, and Sunday, so a mostly wet weekend. Photo of the week! I have two. I went to a local farm tour event and took a…
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