In the post What does God think of divorce, I introduced Elsi Dodge as a published author. Although she’s been a writer for a long time, becoming published is a relatively recent accomplishment. She got her big break when she went to her first Christian writing conference. Here’s how she tells it. I’m a writer. I had about 400 pages of scribbled notes, some in long hand, … [Read more...]
A New Career Brings Excitement After Divorce
Yesterday I shared how Elise had been working on her nursing prerequisites when she was still married even though her husband was not supportive of her career change. At the end of this month, she has an interview at Regis University and hopes to join their nursing program in May 2010. Here's Elise talking about what her career change means to her. I've been working towards … [Read more...]
Holding on to a dream through divorce
Elise has worked in IT for almost 20 years and although she's well paid, she hasn't found her job exciting for a long time. She started working towards a new career in 2002 while she was still married but sadly without the support of her husband. *** When we were still married, I had plans and was taking prerequisites to get into nursing school. I saw it as an opportunity … [Read more...]
Becoming a nurse after divorce
Between the ages of 22 and 38 Kim Katz was married twice and divorced twice with one child from her first marriage and two children from her second. Anyone who's been through a divorce can easily guess some of the challenges Kim has faced. She is most proud that through it all she has maintained a steady state for her children and stayed employed and that's thanks to her … [Read more...]
From firefighter to writer after divorce
Ann Rouse had been a professional firefighter for most of her married life. However, her path to healing after the divorce lead her in a new and unexpected direction. *** I was a firefighter for 18 years and the last three years especially I had grown to hate it. I wanted out. It just became more and more trying to be around the kind of people we have to go help, getting up in … [Read more...]