Back to School 2008 - Firsts and Lasts

Well, the first day of school came and it has passed....and for me, 'the mom,' I feel a mix of excitement, sadness, nostalgia and 'Am I really this old?"

Grant started his SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL and Devin started his FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL!!

Here are a few pictures of the day (not taken before school as seminary starts at 5:50 in the A.M!!) We took the pictures after school had ended for the day! Devin - the 9th grader, reporting for duty Grant - Senior Mentor for Bonanza High School Grant - "Ok mom, enough with the pictures..." My boys - High School Students (How did this happen to ME??)

The Healing Choice

In the wake of betrayed intimacy, you may feel nauseated, angry, humiliated, desperate. Why am I not enough for him? Can our marriage be saved—and do I even want to try? Will this unbearable ache ever go away? Amid the devastation that follows a spouse’s sexual disloyalty, you need to know that you are not alone. God walks alongside you, offering comfort and a promise to transform the pain of the present into hope for the future. In addition, there is a community of women who know firsthand the agony caused by a husband’s sexual compromises and who offer the compassion, strength, and biblical wisdom you need to make healthy decisions for yourself and your family. The Healing Choice reveals the hope-filled stories of two such women, authors Brenda Stoeker and Susan Allen, who draw on their own experiences and those of many others to offer step-by-step advice for rediscovering intimacy with God and finding the support you need to move toward genuine spiritual and emotional restoration. Their down-to-earth insights light the path toward help and healing for every woman who longs to move beyond the pain of broken trust and experience God’s promise of hope

Janet's review -

I enjoyed this book from a therapist's perspective. It is full of ways to 'let go and let God' carry the burden of a dying loved one and a husband who has strayed. Often people become angry with God and push Him away first before looking at the situation and having faith that God knows how it will all turn out, even before it happened.

I was touched by the honesty and openness of these two women in sharing their life's struggle and heartache.

Again -I have one to give a way - send me your address (Micalanne, I still need yours for the last book) and I'll send you a copy!