Reflections: Divorce

by Lucy Knobloch

A Hopeful Beginning "I found the place inside of me Where wings of faith must start; Then hope came by to sing a song And perched upon my heart." - June Masters Bacher The morning came quickly. I woke up...read more

by Lisa H. Warren

WRONG TURNS, HOT CHOCOLATE, AND ICE When we enter marriage most of us are realize there will be difficult times but also believe that, even with the bad times, we will be generally ha...read more

by Heidi Smith

Death of a Dream "What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be." Ellen Burstyn I put the van in reverse and begin to back out of the driveway. The dashboard clock reads 5:38 p.m. It...read more

by David L. Sullivan

While in law school I became a registered process server. That's a fancy way of saying that I delivered papers to people. Really, some days that's all I really did, deliver legal notices to people around town. That does...read more

by Conny Manero

Divorce ... it's not so bad, really, it isn't. You may think it's the end of the world, but it's not, in fact it's only the beginning. The beginning of a whole new life. The beginning of a journey to self discovery. O...read more

by Anastasia Cassella-Young

Divorce strikes out tragedy for some but I often wonder if I could have prevented both of mine. I idolized my first husband for nearly 5 years before we got married. We were dating, going steady, pre-engaged and engaged ...read more

by Marian Huyck Grossi

BRAIN POWER "I think, therefore I'm single." Liz Winton's quotation had me laughing at the possibilities that abound with the accuracy of her five words. It isn't funny really; not when it happens to you. She sa...read more

by Amy Browne

Divorce is something that most of us never dream about when we first get married, but with more Americans, choosing divorce there is a good chance that most marriages today will end in divorce. There used to be such a ...read more

by Elaine Sihera

Do We Divorce Because We Married the 'Wrong' People? The short answer to that is NO! There is nothing 'wrong' about the partners being divorced. That's what we like to believe when we don't want to accept responsibili...read more

by Marie Upmann

He walked in Christmas evening, the year 1999. He picked my 5 year old daughter up and sat her on the counter, next to her Easy Bake Oven that Santa Claus had just brought. We were making a "special" cookie for when "Dad...read more

by Leticia Gatlin

Broken Hearted Have you ever wondered how two people who loved each other can suddenly cease to? Have you ever wondered the effect this action has on the ones around them? Today in America, over fifty percent of marria...read more

by Kathleen Richardson

Before there was divorce, there was the legal separation. The marriage had lasted eight years and for six of them there had been just the two of us. Our son's birth signified the end of smoking and the end of my, t...read more

by L. Beall

I have been divorced twice. They say it gets easier with each one but it does not. The first time I filed I was hiding. I was hiding because I was fearful for my life. It seemed that no matter where I went "he" showed u...read more

by Myrna Writewood

Divorce, is the seperating of two souls that have been joined together, and causes conflict, distruction, even depression. I know because I've been down that road before. I was married for ten years and then it fell a...read more

by Ann Wilkinson

I don't remember seeing, in the multitude of "groundbreaking" TV shows of the seventies, the child of impending divorce running aimlessly throughout the house crying, crying and screaming. Screaming "No, no! This isn't h...read more

by Shirleigh

My brother's marriage is on the rocks. Or rather, I think it'd be more appropriate to say it was on the rocks; now it's already fallen off the rocks. It's pretty much as good as over, 'cos a divorce is in the works. All th...read more

by Louise Simmons

Dissolving the Fabric For thirty-five years I wove a rich Tapestry of my life's achievements. I felt sure each thread I selected pleased Her. Sure She was proud of my lofty ideals and ethics. Now my beloved Tapest...read more