Dear Debbie, Thank you for sharing your life challenges and faith. Your commenters offer so much wisdom as well. It strikes me how alone we often feel, but then I read your blog & the comments, and find many of us share so much…I wish there was a way to gather us into a room for a group hug 🫂 but we will have to make do with the comraderie of your blog. Hugs, my Friends. Reply
I admire your strength and faith. It’s not easy but our faith will see us through. I’m widowed and was a caregiver for my mother, who had Alzheimer’s. I have my two sons, grandson and his three children close, if I didn’t have them I don’t know where I would be. Living on one income, is hard. I understand your situation. I pray all will come together soon for you. I have been following you for many years and will continue to.🙏❤️ Reply
Oh my sweet friend in Christ, as we have said before, even though we’ve never met it seems we have. I stand in awe of how strong you are and continue to be strong in Jesus Christ. I continue to pray for you to have strength, peace, and love. I have followed you for so many years and will continue to do so. With much love, Susan Reply
I knew the first part of your story. But I hadn’t heard the 2nd part, the part as to why your husband needed to move out in order to give you peace in your life. What most people don’t know is that households that have an alcoholic often also have money problems. We do the best we can to hide it from our neighbors, our coworkers, the parents of our children’s friends. But it’s there. And whether you stay together or more so if you split up, the money problems get worse. My husband got sober when I was in my mid 50’s. But, as many do, he picked up another vice, and it was women. After several years I came home early to find them in my room. I was devastated. He moved out, I hung on until I couldn’t afford it any more. I had a best friend who offered me a place in her home. I was lucky to be able to take my work skills with me. I had nothing but my faith in God. I met a good man and in time we married. Fast forward. I am 78 now, we are retired. My former husband died alone, my current husband is a Christian and we live with our 4 cats. He has 2 sons and 4 grandchildren. It didn’t happen over night, rather slowly and cautiously. But God had a plan for my life and you Debbie have been a big part of it. When I met my current husband his wife had left him and between us we had very little. But little by little God showed us the way and today our life is abundant. Thank you for everything you have given me Debbie. Reply
Debbie, you are such a strong woman to have endured what you have. Prayers for you to continue to receive many blessings. Reply
Debbie, I am so thankful I found you and all your beautiful posts, prayers, photos of you and your grandchildren, a long time ago! You have helped me immensely more than once. Even though we haven’t met here on earth, I feel close to you. God does let us learn through trials at times. Some are very testing! I’m thankful you are strong in your Christian faith. This always gets us through trying times. Thank you for sharing and pray it helps you in some way to keep following God’s lead! Love you, my friend! Pray you have a blessed evening. Reply
I have followed you for a long time and remember all that you have gone through. Praying for you always that things get better for you.❤🙏 I did some ads too.hope your hip is improving.🙏 Reply
Debbie, you e been through su very much. I will continue to pray for you. I pray that peace will surround you and that you can find a well paying job. I pray that all your needs will be met, spiritual, physical, emotional and financial. Reply
Thank you so much for sharing my friend. We have never met and may never meet but our stories have many similarities. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Thank God for being thru it all with us!!! 🙏❤️❤️❤️ Reply
I’ve learned as I’ve aged, so many women have lived with so much suffering. Crazy to me, how many men out there have caused so much sadness, suffering and carnage. I have a pretty horrible life story, from my childhood to my marriage. I’m stuck. I cannot leave. I’m basically waiting to die. And it’s ok. My children are awesome. My grand children are great. My husband finally did some great changing, but for me, I find it’s too late. My goal is to shed the anger, let go of the losses and when I see Jesus I’ll cry on his lap for years. The losses were all financial and I find as I age, I really miss my house. He lost everyone we had. God says don’t look back, so I’m learning that. I’m learning what it truly means to live in a moment. And friends? The one I thought we’d be forever, stopped talking to me. I have no desire to find out why. I’m just tired of people and their shenanigans. So, I accept who God gives me, the life he’s given me and I wait for home. Reply
Debbie you have weathered many storms in your lifetime and God has blessed you and brought you through the heartaches and trials. You are so strong and those storms helped you be the woman you are now. You will find yourself again and be at peace again. After I divorced, I was so at peace and so relieved to be away from the ugly words that were said. I love you dear friend and thankful that I found your page a long time ago. I enjoy reading your posts and great stories and memories. 🙏🏻🩷🫶🙏🏻 Reply