A Six Year Old’s Shocking Video to Her Divorced Parents
I feel compelled to share this unbelievable video. It is prompted by the innocence and purity of love of a six year little old girl. I am so taken by the insight and words of this young child that I...
View Article5 Reasons I Am Glad I Am Almost Divorced
I am in my car. I am lost in thought as I listen to Sara Evan's song, "I Get A Little Bit Stronger." It is a song that is an ode to healing little by little after a lost relationship. Today there are...
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I sit with friends in the coffee shop. We share a few really great laughs. I realize two things have magically returned to my life. A fairly, constant smile once again accompanies my face. A natural...
View ArticleTalking Less and Smiling More
I walk through the grocery store. I grab a few things and I make my way to the express lane. My friend "Munkee" stands in line before me. "So, how are things going for you Colleen?" he asks. "You know...
View ArticleGetting My Happy Back
I am texting a friend. "Now that I have my happy back," I say. Wow! Not that long ago, I couldn't imagine that this day would come. I think the overall moral of my story to getting my happy back is to...
View ArticleThoughts on Being a Former Mayor
I sit with my marriage counselor. I like to call him "Dr. Phil" because he has that same direct and likable quality. "They used to call me 'The Mayor of Great Falls," I say. "I miss that. I enjoyed...
View ArticleWhen Your Mother Can No Longer Comfort You
I remember at the very worst of my divorce stopping for a red light. Now, when I say the worst. I mean the War of the Roses, worst celebrity divorce, beleaguered, I don't know how I will get out of bed...
View Article7 Ways to Channel Our Pain
Pain is a single word that stands for several - 'a new beginning.' One of the most difficult aspects of experiencing pain is not strictly how it impacts us, but also how it unfolds on those around us....
View ArticleThe Unlikely Way I Spent My 29th Wedding Anniversary
On August 27th, 1988 I never imagined this would be how I'd spend my 29th wedding anniversary. And certainly, August 13th, 2013 when I retained a divorce attorney, I never would have believed I'd still...
View ArticleHow to Navigate the Holidays as a Parentless Parent
I belong to a Facebook Group called Parentless Parents. We are a tribe of individuals who navigate parenting after the loss of our mothers and our fathers. This community was started by my friend and...
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