2019 has been fantastically crappy. It started with horrible health issues resulting in my hysterectomy. I had probably the worst birthday of my 45 years. My marriage was falling apart so we started counseling. I was mentally preparing for another separation and maybe another divorce. Post-surgery I was feeling better physically but not emotionally. Four… Read more

I am a stay-at-home-mom to 7 children. Four big ones and 3 little ones. I’ve been married for 23* years, but there’s an asterisk there because we had a little hiccup for about 5 years in the middle of that time which explains the 11-year gap in the kids ages separating The Originals (as they… Read more

Two years ago, I posted this on Facebook. We were 2 months into couples counseling after a few years of general discontent in our marriage. At that point in time, I thought things were improving. He planned a surprise night in the city for our 23rd anniversary. This was at the suggestion of our counselor,… Read more