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Divorce Can Reunite You With a First Love
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
I love a story especially a great love story. It’s hard to believe but once you discard the emotional mud and muck, it’s possible to find incredible happiness after divorce. For that reason, I believe it’s worth ripping off the band-aid of an unhappy marriage and dealing with the unbearable yet temporary angst. Versus continuing…
God Knew What He Was Doing When He Gave Me Boys
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
When my two oldest were little I read an article about how we needed to spend one on one time with our kids. It was going to make them feel even more loved and yadda yadda. Ever the self-help junkie I set about doing just that. I put my oldest who was four-years-old at the time…
Is This a Disturbing New Divorce Strategy?
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
It’s no secret some men have historically gone to great lengths to leave their wives with either little to no money. It happens to strong and capable women who are guilty of just one thing – not believing the person they married would ever be capable of it. You could say these women made themselves…
Why I Have Chosen to Walk Away From My House
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
The past few months since the finalization of my divorce haven’t worked out quite the way I expected. It honestly, has left me at a loss for words. Not because I didn’t still have a story to tell but because it was no longer the way I wanted to present it. And not because it’s…
Moving Children Out of Their Childhood Home
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
I remember memorizing my childhood steps. My mom was sadly unaware this day had come. As the memories left her – they came towards us. I felt my foundation crumbling. The door to this emotional sanctuary slamming shut and forever exiling a part of me. Scratch that. Banishing a part of my family lost forever. More…
The Difference Between Disappointment and Suffering
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
I am listening to one of my favorite speakers. I hang on every word. My body wilts with relief as stress exits and a sense of optimism bubbles to the surface. There is nothing like a dose of ‘positivity’ to water down the fears. Yet this particular moment in time, I am struck by the…
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