Can I Let This Hurt Go

Photo Credit: Thoom/Shutterstock©️ Can I Let This Hurt go ABUSE/ABANDONMENT/NEGLECT FORGIVENESS FAMILY/FRIENDS DearJames, Is it normal to love your mother but dislike her at the same time? Is it normal to still be grieving for the loss of my father, both brothers, and my grandparents and yet still hold anger towards my mother who was […]

Freaking Me Out

Photo Credit: FabrikaSimf/Shutterstock©️ Freaking Me Out BREAKUP/SEPARATION/DIVORCE FORGIVENESS STARTING OVER DearJames, My husband and I have been divorced for about three years. He lives 1,000 miles away. I have not seen or spoken to him since the day the divorce was final. There is nothing in my home that belongs to him. Here’s where things […]

Truth In Heaven

Photo Credit: Ety/Shutterstock©️ Truth In Heaven CHILD/CHILDREN DEATH FORGIVENESS DearJames, Has my daughter Kelly learned the truth in heaven and forgiven me? Anonymous Dear Truth In Heaven, Yes, she has. Eric Clapton’s 1992 song titled “Tears in Heaven” instantly began playing within me when I read your question. “Would you know my name, would it […]

Fix This Situation

Photo Credit: Antonova Ganna/Shutterstock©️ Fix This Situation CHILD/CHILDREN COMMUNICATION/MISCOMMUNICATION FORGIVENESS DearJames, I’ve had a falling out with my son, my only child. His wife hates me and says I’m never allowed to see my grandchildren again. EVER. It’s been over four months since I’ve seen them, and I’m blocked in every way from contacting them. […]

Custody Battle

Photo Credit: Renata Sedmakova/Shutterstock©️ Custody Battle CHILD/CHILDREN PAST/FUTURE FORGIVENESS DearJames, In the past two years I’ve suffered from the loss I felt after losing custody of my daughter. I was accused of physically abusing my daughter, sleeping around with multiple men in front of my daughter, and then abandoning her. All the accusations are completely […]

All My Life

Photo Credit: pivART/Shutterstock©️ All My Life LIFE FORGIVENESS STARTING OVER DearJames, All my life I have been taking care of everyone and everything around me. When will I be happy and have a life of my own?  I feel like I’m just here to take care of people.  I’m bossed around and no one ever […]

Forgiving It All

Photo Credit: Gts/Shutterstock©️ Forgiving It all FEAR FORGIVENESS DATING/RELATIONSHIPS DearJames, Someone did something so absolutely horrible to me years ago that I am having a hard time with the forgiveness part. I know that time has passed. I know that I need to do this for me, so I can move on. But I can’t […]

How To Forgive

Photo Credit: Leigh Prather/Shutterstock©️ How To Forgive BREAKUP/SEPARATION/DIVORCE FORGIVENESS DISORDER(S) DearJames, It’s often been said that the road to happiness after a divorce is forgiveness. In the case of a narcissistic partner who is incapable of taking responsibility for their actions (cheating, lying, etc.) the process of forgiving them is made more difficult. NPD (Narcissistic […]