Once again, one of my favorite bloggers has managed to captivate and hold my attention.  Adventures in Stepford is a blog that recounts a woman's story of her husband's infidelity and the inevitable aftermath.  She comes to many conclusions about herself, her husband and the world around her.  Her posts are nothing short of a woman trying to heal in the best way she knows how.  In her most recent entry, she writes: 

He's really a good man, my husband. And I really want to be a good woman. In general, but especially in my home. I want to be well-matched with him. I want to be vulnerable with him, rest in him. I have likely never done that, at least not since we were very newly in love maybe. The undercurrent of Us is static and tension, as I manipulate all things in order to Keep Me Comfortable. I want victory where I've previously had nothing but defeat. But I want it on my own, not depending on him to validate me. And this is where it's so tricky. Where I fall down. 

Again, I am amazed at her complete honesty with herself about the situation she is in.  Never one to mince words, she says exactly what is on her mind.  She is extremely well-written but throws in a "y'all" every now and then to remind you that she is down-to-earth.  She is the kind of woman you could invite over for coffee and a girly gabfest and not worry that she'll care about the dirty dishes left in the sink.  She is genuine.  Her writing voice remains constant.

What I love most about her blog is that she writes in a way that makes it easy to relate.  We have all had troubled times in our marriages.  Times where we questioned every decision we made or word we said to our spouse.  Her insight causes me to think about the worth of my own life and my own marriage.  It brings me down to earth because I realize that in the blink of an eye it could all go sour and then by the grace of God and only through the grace of God, we can repair what we thought was irrepairible damage to our marriage-life.

I know that she writes not for attention but because it helps her heal.  If you haven't been blessed enough to read her blog, I recommend that you do.  She is well-worth your time.