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    Single dad of three kiddies ages 11, 6, and 3

    I've been single-parenting now since Feb 2005. My ex-wife hasn't had one overnight. What methods do you other single parents use to get rejuvenated? My life schedule is this: 0500-0600 Getting Ready for work/Laundry wash 0600-0620 Preparing kids for daycare and school 0620-0645...
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    Post Divorce...follow-up

    For those who have followed my earlier posts, I thank you. Life these past couple years have greatly opened my heart. I seek prayer for a hardened heart though. Today, 8 months post-divorce and 1-year/3 months full custody of our 3 children, we had the final court hearing to determine if I...
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    Divorced with a chapter closed...another open

    Those who have been here long enough and tracked my previous posts know without a doubt that this divorce has been a very rocky experience, painful, and hurtful roller coaster of emotions. It was finalized a bit ago and I feel no different. Matter of fact, I feel more depressed now than when...
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    13 years of questions answered

    I was married for 13 years. In the marriage stirred a quietness within my heart and soul wondering everytime I saw a happy couple, "What do they have that we don't? How do they feel when they hold hands, cuddle, and touch each other affectionately? What do they see in each other's eyes that...
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    What constitutes friendship to you?

    So many ideas circulate about friendship, I thought I'd get a handle on what others consider friendship. Part 2) What qualitites do you look for in your very best friend? Personally, I consider myself a very open person and accept a person as a friend right off the bat, and sometimes even...
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    When enough becomes too much...

    Those who've read my posts understand how long this grueling battle has gone on, and yet still, I have no closure, only more pain. Everything up to this point now which, has me pending criminal charges for her false accusations, has been purely retaliatory. I never told her to choke my son. I...
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    Praise Report

    Today I received a call from my attorney. Good news! I've been going through this divorce for close to a year now. I was recenlty arrested last weekend for coming to the aid of my oldest son. He called me up crying, hiding in the bathroom, and whispering letting me know his mom had hit him...
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    Prayer needed again...

    Most of you have followed my emails, and now I am need of continuous prayer. I seem to be in a pit that is very hard to get out of. I now have my children for this weekend, which is good. But for the past week and a half, my wife has refused to let me be with the children. No just cause for...
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    When does normalcy return?

    I've been married for 12yrs with 3 beautiful children, and recently filed for divorce. My sole objective is to get my children thru this as best as possible. Staying in the environment was unhealthy for me and the kids. I think the weight that tipped the scale was when she picked up the gun I...
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    Verbal abuse and depressed! --young adult

    I'm fighting, clawing, scratching, and beating myself to death on this one. I went to see a paralegal today about my marriage of 12 years. After threatening to leave about 1 year ago, she promised she would change, but now I see she will not. She believes she has done nothing wrong in the...
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    Is it possible to be divorced and live together?

    My spouse has no other place to go in the event of a divorce...is it feasible for her to live with me temporarily until she gets on her feet?
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    Stepping out in Faith!

    Well, I feel I've been called for some time now to attain a higher education level in the Religion field. So I've changed my Bachelor of Science Major from Psychology to a Multidisciplinary Studies. I now am doing 15hrs Psychology and 45hrs Religion. I wanted to begin with the Religion...
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    Do I have the right to be hurt?

    Thank you for reading. I have been married 13 years. During our 13 years marriage, communication has been a major factor in the disruption of our union. I feel unequally yoked in that aspect. We've tried Christian counselors, military chaplains, etc... Recently, I tried to open up to my...
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    With all that is going on in the world, how has it drawn you closer to God?

    For some people it takes a tragic event like Septemer 11th, 2001, or events like war, or threats of nuclear retaliation for them to come closer to God.  We seen it displayed in just about every church globally.  Attendance sky rocketed after the first few months!  Then as soon as...
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    What do you envision when you pray?

    Even as a little child, I've always had a hard time finding that perfect image of God when I pray.  I'm interested to know what you see in your minds eye when you pray to God. Is it a cross?  Is it an image of Christ?  What do you see when you close your eyes? :confused...
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    My testimony to my Faith in God.

    Hi Everyone, I thought I would share a little about myself and how I came to know Jesus as my Savior.  I'm fairly new to the forum. Growing up, I guess you could say I was never the popular type, always got beat up on the bus going and coming home from school.  I was the...
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    NIV Audio Bible Text Vs. Audio

    Recently I purchased the NIV on Audio CD's.  I listen on the way to work, the store, at bedtime, at work...I find it absolutely HARD to stop listening to the Old or New Testament.  I feel like it has magnified my prayer life!  Improved my walk with God, and stretched my...