by Rebecca Cavender | divorcing, healing, looking forward, moving home, self-love |
They don’t tell you that you’ll buy crumpets at the grocery store because they were one of your husband’s favorite. They don’t tell you it’s suddenly strange to have double sinks in your en suite when you’re single. (You know that you’ll find a way to make use of...
by Rebecca Cavender | divorcing, what to call your ex |
I don’t know what to call him anymore. He’s been my husband for 10 years. For two years before that, he was my boyfriend/partner. During the last 12 years, he’s been my something. He’s not my anything anymore. So what is he? Husband? No....
by Rebecca Cavender | friendships, relationships, rome |
“It’s going to be my 40th birthday and I want to do something fun. Let’s all meet in Italy and spend time in Tuscany drinking wine,” wrote my friend from my Kenya over a year ago. How could I resist such an offer? I couldn’t. There were times –...
by Rebecca Cavender | holidays as a single parent, mother's day, relationships |
“Mom! Mommmmm! Wake UP!” implored my six year old this morning as she poke-poke-poked me on the shoulder. I groaned and pulled the covers tightly over my head while mumbling something about it being Mother’s Day and that meant I got to do whatever I...
by Rebecca Cavender | going home, looking forward, relationships |
On the drive home from school today in the hot, rusty, multicolored car, my daughter and I played with two of her dolls: a mother and a child. I was the mom. She was the little girl. Play like this often includes processing real-life situations. Today...
