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I’m valleygirlwalking. I was a faithful wife who one day had the rug pulled out from beneath her and lost everything in one fleeting moment, when I found out my husband was being unfaithful. Divorce isn't something anyone wants in their life and as a Christian I found that there were extra layers to contend with. It wasn't something I wanted but it happened. I am not the first and I definitely won’t be the last. With church ethics set aside around the issue of divorce, I want to help others explore the uncomfortable reality of being in a situation that you didn’t want but have been been thrust into and how we can come out of it the other side, faith intact, if not stronger.

Reality Check: This Is About You Now

May 22, 2019May 28, 20199 Comments

This is about you now. A single statement that I found so hard to hear at the beginning of this nightmare. It was a sentence that I seemed to read on so many blogs, support forums and advice columns. It was something that I heard from so many loved ones and friends. I heard these … Continue reading Reality Check: This Is About You Now

Valley Walking: Fear vs. Hope

May 10, 2019May 10, 20194 Comments

Firstly, apologies to all my lovely readers that I haven’t posted for a couple of weeks. I went away for a little while and also, things have been quite difficult this past month but I’m getting back on track now. So, on with the writing... I have previously described sudden marital abandonement as being like … Continue reading Valley Walking: Fear vs. Hope

Reality Check: Confronting The Reality

April 10, 2019April 10, 201910 Comments

We have all heard of the old saying, ignorance is bliss. Sometimes reality can be so painful to face, that we can prefer to block it out. I was guilty of doing this, until one day, I realised I couldn't any longer. In my marriage there had been no mention of any discontent, there had … Continue reading Reality Check: Confronting The Reality

Valley Walking: Missing The Way We Loved Them

April 4, 20196 Comments

My heart aches reading the letters and cards that my husband sent to me throughout our marriage. Valentines cards, birthday cards, anniversary cards, all confessing the feelings he had for me. But, I have come to find that I feel a very different kind of pain, one far deeper, when I read the cards and … Continue reading Valley Walking: Missing The Way We Loved Them

Reality Check: Divorce Hall Of Mirrors

March 21, 2019November 22, 20209 Comments

As much as I try to resist looking at the old photos and videos taken through my marriage, sometimes I just get this urge to look at them again. I feel the need to try and recapture, in my mind, the feelings I had and the life I led before this nightmare began.  A few … Continue reading Reality Check: Divorce Hall Of Mirrors

Valley Walking: Overcoming The Waves

March 7, 2019May 26, 20198 Comments

I wonder if you are as excited as I am about the new "Frozen 2" trailer that's been released. As I watched the trailer for the long anticipated sequel, I was struck by the powerful imagery within it. In the trailer we are plunged into a dramatic scene where Elsa (our leading lady) is boldly … Continue reading Valley Walking: Overcoming The Waves

Inspiration Station: Quote of The Week

March 1, 2019March 2, 201914 Comments

As I was trawling the internet, I recently came across this quote by John A. Shedd and it’s words struck me. Sometimes I feel this sense of relief wash over me. Relief to have made it through the initial whirlwind of learning of my husband’s affair and his sudden departure from our marriage. It was … Continue reading Inspiration Station: Quote of The Week

Strange New World: Their Birthday

February 26, 2019March 2, 20196 Comments

A few months ago, I experienced, for the first time, my first birthday without my husband. It was very strange. If I’m being totally honest, it broke my heart, not waking up to his smile, not getting his card or being wished happy birthday by him. It felt totally alien. My family did all they could … Continue reading Strange New World: Their Birthday

Inspiration Station: Song Of The Week

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019Leave a comment

Do you ever feel that you are in a battle? Or, that you are lost in the wilderness? Do you ever feel as though each time you try to get up and find your feet, life has a way of knocking you down again? Throughout this past year I have experienced all of those feelings. There … Continue reading Inspiration Station: Song Of The Week

Reality Check: The Ex Games

February 20, 2019February 23, 201916 Comments

While some view life as a journey, others view it as a race. Either way, for most people, life seems to move steadily forward as our lives evolve. However, sometimes, events in our lives can make it feel as though we have been dragged right back to the starting line again. Divorce is one such event … Continue reading Reality Check: The Ex Games

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