The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Had To Do

hardest thing everIt’s been a little more than a year now.  Thinking about it still brings tears to my eyes.  I swore I would never do it.  Even though I hadn’t really verbalized that to anyone in particular, I just knew deep in my heart I could never, ever do it.  But sometimes we don’t have a choice.  Sometimes life becomes so painful, the hardest thing becomes the only thing.  And so it happened.

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Little Houdini

Bang! The sound of a door slamming shut awakens me from a dreamy mid-afternoon nap.  Slowly I force myself out of bed.  A quick glance out the window to the driveway confirms my husband’s car is gone.  No one is home.  Obviously Rick must have left and taken the kids with him on an errand. 

Someone,  in a hurry probably banged the door shut.  I check the back door, both locks are secure.  The front door however is unlocked. Definitely NOT good.  Read more