Dear reader,
I don’t know who you are. But you found this blog because you Googled something that asked something about how to find help because you’re going through a divorce. Or you’re looking for ways to help a friend (sister, brother, parent, co-worker) who’s going through a divorce. All I know is that in the last thirty months or so, there are 34,000 of you that have found your way to this website because you did a web search using the word “divorce” and a divorce is one of the most broken, painful things one can experience.
Each day when I log in to my blog, I don’t bother looking at how people got here anymore; it’s always the same. It looks like this.
You see, a few years ago when I wrote at another blog, things like “Anne Jackson author” or “Anne Jackson speaking schedule” or “Anne Jackson books” would bring people to my website. I never once thought anything having to do with divorce would lead you here.
But in 2010, I faced my own crisis. A divorce. It was never supposed to happen to me. If you click around enough on this website, you’ll see a journey of grief and healing. Of pain and hope.
There may be a little advice. But I’m afraid I have little to offer you.
Divorce is hell; it’s a million fires and a black hole and anguish and fear. It’s empty and all you know is it’s not the way it was supposed to be.
I’m sorry that you’re there. I’m sorry someone you love is there. Divorce leaves you broken and in my own I realized that broken was the only place where I gave God room to come in.
I guess if you’re here and looking for an answer or a glimmer of light or a breath of air as you search the internet for some way to possibly hurt less, that would be it.
Be broken, give God room to come in.
And I’m sorry. I’m so terribly sorry.
Much love,
Anne