Musings

6 Essential Coping Skills for Life

During my first marriage my wusband (past tense for husband, a word I adopted from a wise friend) was drinking a lot, as alcoholics do… until they don’t. In between binges or out of the fog sometimes he would have profound moments of clarity. I’ll never forget him saying just before falling asleep, drunk, one …

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Loving Perspectives

Apply Love

  My 3 yr. old daughter goes to a preschool that is part of a Methodist church. One day she came home with a little poodle toy that she “won” for knowing the bible verse of the day. I asked her, “What was the bible verse?” She said very slowly, “Put… on… love.” Oh. Put …

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Musings

Why I Left My Wusband

I left my Wusband (Husband, past tense – from my poetic friend Riva) 6 years ago. I didn’t leave him because he is an alcoholic and didn’t want to stop drinking. I didn’t leave him because he lied… a lot (addicts do that). I didn’t leave him because he was secretly talking to a couple …

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