by holdingRcN | Jun 12, 2015 | dog, encouragement, grief, loss, love, Marriage
I knew the day was coming, but I didn’t expect it to arrive so soon. “Soon” is relative, because 15 years can seem like a long time or pass by in a blink. It’s the blink side I’m experiencing today. We said goodbye to our faithful canine...
by holdingRcN | Feb 27, 2015 | addiction, alcoholism, blessings, comfort, compassion, difficult relationships, God's faithfulness, gratitude, hope, love, loving others, Marriage, perseverance, recovery, Uncategorized
Several years ago, just before Christmas, my boss and his wife treated my co-workers and me to an afternoon of extravagance. Each of us was pampered with a massage, facial and manicure. As I lay on the massage table having the yummiest-smelling creams applied to my...
by holdingRcN | Nov 16, 2014 | Career, Marriage
Life was full of changes. I had the green light to move forward in life as a single lady. Letting go of my ten year marriage was difficult but I knew that the Lord had released me from that covenant. I will write about that another time. Love it but I want a life....
by holdingRcN | Nov 15, 2014 | Marriage
Divorce, this can’t be your will? I married while still in college and sadly enough my husband struggled with a sexual addiction and just did not find the desire to be healed and live a life of committed marriage. So the marriage ended after 10 years and...
by holdingRcN | Aug 21, 2014 | encouragement, faith, God's faithfulness, grace, hope, love, Marriage, perseverance
My husband Randy and I recently celebrated 44 years of marriage. Our anniversary celebration at Steak ‘N Shake Wow–how can that be possible when we’re only 30+ years old? Well… we haven’t been that age for a long time, but it’s...
by holdingRcN | Apr 25, 2014 | Al-Anon, alcoholism, compassion, difficult relationships, encouragement, faith, gratitude, loving others, Marriage, recovery, Sheila Walsh
The half hour drive from Meridian, Idaho to Boise seemed like the longest of my life. Late one night, I packed our 10 and 7-year old sons in the car with me to escape the turmoil at home. My husband Randy had been drinking again. I suspected that he was an alcoholic....
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