Thanks, everyone, for the support. I can't tell you much it means to me how everyone supports each other here. We once got this kind of loving support from our spouses at one time, didn't we?
I went to my DivorceCare meeting last night -- another very informative session. It was a session on what the"Owner's Manual" (as they put it) has to say about Divorce and Separation. The "Owner's Manual" being the Holy Bible. I can tell you this, the segment we had several weeks ago on "Single" Sexuality (how starting a sexual relationship too soon can have detrimental effects) would have had my W shrinking in her seat, but last night's segment on what the Bible has to say about Divorce and Re-marrying another -- with very pointed references to Malachi 2:16, 1 Corinthians and various sections in Matthew -- oooh, now that would have had my W fleeing from the room in abject shame and humilation.
After the first 5 sections dealing with issues in very even-handed terms, Section 6 lowers the boom -- and that's as it should be since, frankly, what it says in the Bible on these subjects cannot really be played down.
I still want my W to go to another church's hosting of this program -- it will do her good.
One of the more interesting pieces of information came not from the materials or the video, but from one of our support group participants. I really appreciate having another group of friends, similar to our comradery here in the DB forums to gain advice and help from and to give back to. One of my new friends in the DivorceCare support group had heard about a program very similar (it sounds like) to the Retrovaille program so many DB'ers here are fond of. It's called The Third Option ( http://www.thethirdoption.com/index.htm ). Their site states, "Most struggling couples see two options... Painful marriage or divorce. But there is a Third Option, a way to a better marriage."
At the encouragement of our group, the leader of our DivorceCare group is looking into whether the church here would be interested in hosting one of these programs.
