tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605595824396075834.comments2010-12-15T03:21:37.067-06:00Blended Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11924023562497803604noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605595824396075834.post-75298832558341100482010-12-15T03:21:37.067-06:002010-12-15T03:21:37.067-06:00Divorce can be messy and complex, especially when there are issues of custody and ownership involved. While it might seem impossible at times, staying friends during and after a divorce can help make your transition smoother and your life happier even post-divorce.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.custody-laws.org" rel="nofollow">custody laws</a>Dan.Eliothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887100495665141345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605595824396075834.post-70431062513867502082010-07-11T16:51:05.618-05:002010-07-11T16:51:05.618-05:00Your sister is so beautiful, just like you are! <br /><br />Siblings help so much in providing those feelings of safety and security. :) Thank you for sharing!Sashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01494048384468700360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605595824396075834.post-22037770221316172532010-01-19T14:13:59.877-06:002010-01-19T14:13:59.877-06:00Wow. What a beautiful expression of her sadness. Writing is therapeutic. I&#39;m proud of this little one for having the courage to write this.Sasha Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03647847143875112337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605595824396075834.post-11725669702283203812010-01-03T14:46:27.640-06:002010-01-03T14:46:27.640-06:00What an articulate approach to the &quot;walking on egg shells&quot; that many of us children of divorce experience.<br />Thank you, Sasha.Blended Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11924023562497803604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605595824396075834.post-20150856186975550322009-06-10T11:55:57.968-05:002009-06-10T11:55:57.968-05:00Support our teachers!Blended Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11924023562497803604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605595824396075834.post-51959984198861686222009-03-26T15:56:00.000-05:002009-03-26T15:56:00.000-05:00Sometimes the truth about what children go through is much tougher than the books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605595824396075834.post-52583848691455272242009-03-21T12:29:00.000-05:002009-03-21T12:29:00.000-05:00What a powerful story. Thanks for telling it, Monica.Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067135528724858717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605595824396075834.post-54228962592911810252009-01-27T18:37:00.000-06:002009-01-27T18:37:00.000-06:00Mrs. Epperson,<BR/><BR/>You hit a sensitive topic with me just now, with your post. I'm thankful you wrote it. I sometimes get the notion that I am the only one struggling with how my thoughts can dictate the life I live. <BR/><BR/>On one hand, because creation, and everything in it is God's, and because Christ came to give us life, that the natural result should be happiness on our part. 24/7.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I more often chose to be guided by my imagination and the natural conclusions I make about myself and the world I live in. <BR/><BR/>What keeps me from the freedom I so desperately want is my misguided notion that the inner-most part of my mind has my best interest at heart. <BR/><BR/>I assume so many things about myself and about reality. Not simply because I chose to believe them. But because I am conditioned to think they're right and that those thoughts point me in the right direction. Keep me safe. Away from danger.<BR/><BR/>But the irony is, the more I let my thoughts guide my life, the more unhappy I am. At times, the imagination within my mind is a raging tidal wave, a wild stallion.<BR/><BR/>When I live a moment just south or even far below happiness, I am convinced I do so, many times as a result of my own laziness...letting a simple, small assumption about what is and what is supposed to be (that does not run in line with what I know to be true) creep into my mind and stay.<BR/><BR/>What is profound, Mrs. Epperson, is that many people do not get to the point in their lives to come this conclusion about themselves.<BR/><BR/>Living with a desire for something better than what you've told yourself you could live is one thing. Choosing to fight, on a moment by moment basis, with all the passion of one defending his or her family from an intruder, against the wild and unruly assumptions of the mind, is really something else altogether. <BR/><BR/>It is my goal to live life with this kind of unbridled passion for the truth. It is my hope to one day have mastered the ways of rejecting the beautiful, but deceptive, advances of the misguided notions of the mind.<BR/><BR/>Until I get there...to that place (and even once I arrive,) I will be eternally grateful that I can be reminded of that fact that I am much more than the product of my imagination. I am much more.<BR/><BR/>And be thankful for friends who can remind me of that there are other ways of living. Better possibilities. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for writing this.Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067135528724858717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605595824396075834.post-51039467848037372562009-01-23T17:46:00.000-06:002009-01-23T17:46:00.000-06:00hi there!Brook Griecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08738369471252613075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4605595824396075834.post-5229735337729813582009-01-23T17:21:00.000-06:002009-01-23T17:21:00.000-06:00So proud of you and love your passion!Brook Griecohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08738369471252613075noreply@blogger.com