My ex-husband and I are still co-parenting in the same household, which I know may sound unconventional to many. We rotate in and out of the house on a schedule while he travels about 70% of the time now due to increased responsibilities and expenses. It’s not always easy, but we are doing the hard work to create stability and peace for our children.

And in the middle of all of this… love found me again!
I’m still in a committed, happy relationship with my good love — and yes, he actually “put a ring on it” in my Beyoncé voice 🤣. What makes it even more special is that he started as a friend and walked through this entire journey with me with patience, kindness, and consistency. He’s simply a good man.

Life is still life-ing. Eventually, I’ll either need to sell the home or buy my ex out, and there are still many moving pieces ahead. But I genuinely believe things will work out the way they are supposed to. I am using strategy and patience.

I wanted to drop in and encourage anyone here who may feel hopeless right now: love still exists. Healing still exists. Peace still exists - I have to fight for it some times!

And even if romantic love doesn’t happen immediately, I hope you learn to truly love yourself again first. Sometimes that is where the healing begins.