When happily ever after shatters : seeing God in the midst of divorce and single parenting

With abandonment and adultery, there is no five-step plan for survival, but there can be hope and healing. When Happily Ever After Shatters will be a comfort to those who grieve in solitude, and a hope-filled practical guide for those whose lives have changed irrevocably. Susan Birdseye will help readers learn to honor God when there is no hope of restoration, survive abandonment in and out of marriage, glorify God during a divorce, walk children gracefully through the crisis as a single parent, please God as a single person, again, and truly forgive the one who wronged them. Tyndale House Publishers "Sue Birdseye realized her 17-year marriage was fragmenting the day her husband announced that he was thinking of leaving her and their five children. In When Happily Every After Shatters, she takes readers through her own experience of battling to save her marriage, finally accepting the fact that it was over, and then finding herself in the world of single parenting. What begins as a painful story of abandonment and divorce soon becomes a gift of hope and healing for both men and women going through similar circumstances. Offering practical advice for every stage of the journey, Sue shares how her faith in God gave her strength to keep going. With compassion and honesty, she addresses such difficult topics as adultery, forgiveness, anger, and loneliness. She offers seasoned wisdom, thoughtful guidance, and hope to anyone who has been hurt by a broken marriage and is walking the path to healing."--Back cover Ambushed by adultery My husband, the stranger among us I don't want to play with a cheater Bawling at bedtime Forgiveness: trading the unbearable for the beautiful Slashing tires and other thoughts to take captive Killer legs and killer thoughts Unexpected blessings 24/7 doesn't begin to describe single parenting I'd dream but that would require sleeping The new me The man chapter: same pain, different perspective.