betrayal

When He Seems Happy and I’m Not: Healing After Betrayal Without Losing Yourself

By Susan King | February 11, 2026 |

Hello, LV&Co friends! The holidays are packed away, the house exhales, and the noise of togetherness gives way to quiet evenings and early mornings. This time of year has a way of highlighting the stillness, the cold, the things that have gone dormant and no longer burst with colorful energy. In West Michigan, there has been a fair amount of…

How Do You Let Go of Who You Consider to Be “Your Person”?

By Susan King | March 12, 2025 |

Hello friends! The Lenten season is here. As we prepare for the resurrection story, Lent invites us to remember where the past has brought us and to consider what the future holds. As we walk through this season with truth, openness, conviction, compassion, and trust in the goodness of God, sorrow gives way to joy. In many ways, Lent and…

Rebuilding A Broken Life

By Leslie Vernick | April 26, 2023 |

Morning friend, We had an amazing response to joining our CONQUER membership. It makes me sad that there are so many Christian women struggling in destructive and abusive marriages and glad that they have found a place to get solid, biblical information in a loving community to help them wisely navigate through their pain and their next steps forward. Thanks…

Can Trust be Rebuilt?

By Leslie Vernick | February 16, 2022 |

Morning friend, We’ve had some good discussions this week on forgiveness and remembering. But let’s take another person’s question about repentance and restoration of a relationship after serious sin. Today’s Question: My husband has betrayed my trust over and over but I still hope we can make our marriage work. What does it take to rebuild broken trust? Answer: I’m…

I Need Him To Care And Be Honest. What Do I Do?

By Leslie Vernick | July 14, 2021 |

Morning friends, Psalm 37:34 says, “Put your hope in the Lord. Travel steadily along his path.” I love that. Do the next right thing and hope in God, not what God will do. So often we pin our hope on the outcome of what God will do, but he never promises us a perfect outcome. In fact, he tells us…

Topic: What am I saying when I share my husband with another woman?

By Leslie Vernick | February 20, 2012 |

Good morning friends, We are having a great time in the webinar series, Does God Want me to be Happy. Last week we learned how to identify and get rid of our negative thoughts. This week we are going to learn how to manage our negative emotions so that they don’t get the best of us. It’s still possible to…

Topic: My husband’s a sex addict and chronic liar. How do I tell our mutual church friends why I’m divorcing him.

By Leslie Vernick | July 4, 2011 |

Happy Fourth of July Everyone, I hope you are enjoying your long weekend. I did. This has been one of the most relaxing summers I’ve had in a while. No deadlines looming and it’s a nice break. I’ve got some exciting news I want to share with you but am going to wait until the final details are ironed out.…