Posts Tagged ‘separation’

Left Behind

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

I am not sorry I left everything behind. The ministry, the conservatism, the husband. I was not particularly happy in that life. Yet, it was all I knew. It was so scary to pack up and move out, defying everything I had been taught and the culture in which I lived. I lost everything, even [...]

Eleven Months

Monday, September 1st, 2008

It has been eleven months today since I knew for certain that I would leave my husband. It took me a few more weeks to actually do it: waffling between the security of something bad but safe, and something good but risky. It is strange how much life can change in a year. Yes, my [...]