So, you’ve blown it. Big time. There are simply no words to describe the damage your choices and actions have caused. And now you are asking questions about forgiving yourself: Why can’t I forgive myself for my past mistakes? How can I forgive myself for my sins? How can I forgive myself for cheating? How […]
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Five years. For five years, I cheated on my husband with a coworker. My husband, Garrett, and I had been married for 11 years before I finally confessed to the affair. So, for nearly half of our marriage, I was sharing my heart and my body with someone other than my sweet husband. I was
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I had no idea that had I been putting bandaids on snake bites my entire life. There’s a good chance that you have been, too. “But wait,” you say, “I have never been bitten by a snake.” I would argue, “Oh yes, you have, friend.” One of the sweetest lessons the Lord taught me on
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“You are such a burden to your mom!” I had done something to tick off my grandma. She grabbed a wooden spoon and started spanking my nearly 13-year-old butt. It broke (the spoon, not my butt). I’m pretty sure I responded to the spoon breaking with some snarky response which sent her over the edge.
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Is there hope after an affair? I sure hoped so. Less than a week after I confessed my affair to Garrett, I was in Italy with my mom visiting the Colosseum and the Roman Forum ruins. We had planned this trip long beforehand and both Garrett and our pastor thought it was best that I
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