Today Jim and I had an early morning appointment at the courthouse and filed our paperwork for divorce. I had actually hoped to have the papers filed much sooner, my goal was to have the divorce final before my birthday in September, but we didn’t get it together and are going to be about two weeks shy of that goal.

I’ve decided that all that paperwork is part of the state’s way of discouraging divorce. It was NOT fun to get all that information together. And I am SO glad to have it over with.

As we were walking in this morning, I was overcome with a deep sense of gratitude. Everything I have been through lately has brought divorce horror stories out of the woodwork. It’s so sad what a broken marriage can turn into. I am very thankful that Jim and I are still on really good terms, friends even, and that we can work together for the best interest of our children. I’m also so thankful that Jim has worked hard to make sure the kids and I are still taken care of. I realize how rare and special this is.

90 days from now I will be single and a new chapter of my life will begin. This nearly 3 year journey has taught me SO much and changed me in so many ways that I don’t recognize that person I used to be. Today, I’m doing really well emotionally. So much of my grieving has already happened and I’ve just come to so much acceptance. I’m just ready for the new and wonderful things that are in store for me.