Blogging for just more than a year
I've taken about a month off from my blog. I'm still here and life has improved. On Father's Day, June 18th, I returned from vacation to something quite unexpected. Prior to leaving for vacation my wife asked what I thought about "putting the divorce on hold." Initially, it was hard to focus on having a good time while away but that subsided. I didn't have the money to go on that trip but figured it could be the last trip in a long time that I could take my son. We had the best times together. We spent a lot of time with family, went swimming, got his haircut at SportClips, shopping and by far the best --- a day at Six Flags Over Texas!
Charlin and I had a long talk the evening of our return. She wanted to start dating again and had certain restrictions and stipulations. I felt like I was at my breaking point -- ready to close the chapter and settle with whatever in court. I would convince her to spend the night that night. We have not spent a night apart since that day. We have been working on [re]building our marriage and family. Weekly, we attend PREP classes [effective communication] and counseling through our church [Church on the Move]. We have established a lot of goals and are working steadily to reach them. We put our house up for sale and within 3 weeks an offer has been made. We're currently awaiting inspection and will close the deal on August 28th. So much to do.
I've seen so many positive changes in Kolin and I'm thankful to have her back in my life. It's been an extremely stressful and heartbreaking year for me. More than ever, I know the importance of God, a strong family, committment and love like never before. I love Charlin. I love Kolin. I continue to pray for God to continue to rebuild our marriage.
So much more to share but at this time ... have a great day &nbs p;