My Anniversary of Freedom

By Susan Knight

 

Celebrating today my Fourth Anniversary of Freedom.

On this date in 2010, I woke up—homeless.

I slept in a nice, warm bed in the in-law suite of my best friend, but I realized, on awakening, I was homeless.

The day before, on what was, ironically, my 33^rd wedding anniversary, I left my husband, my home, my community, my ward family, my siblings, nieces and nephews. I left a job I loved, the reputation I had built for over twenty years in my community, and began my journey to freedom.

It wasn’t easy.

But if I did it, anybody can.
Below is my blog URL. I hope the writing there will convey to other women who are going through, or have lived through, a "Triple A" divorce--abuse, adultery, addiction (pornography)--that courage doesn't mean you're not afraid.
 

If you know someone, you might want to steer them to my blog:

http://divorce-steps-to-climb.blogspot.com/

 

And, on my blog is a link to the first three chapters of my divorce memoir, for which I just won a third place award in a chapter contest from the League of Utah Writers, Oquirrh Writers Chapter:

http://divorcememoir.blogspot.com/

 

Please be aware, there is "bold" content on the subject.

It is taking courage for me to post about it here. But I feel led by the Spirit that I must do this. I realize I can't keep my story a secret. I sure needed to read about someone's experiences, and, at the time I was going through it, I couldn't find anything that was . . . bold. I don't mince words on my blog. I tell the real story in my memoir. It's not for the faint hearted. It's for those who want some answers to "how could this happen to me?" "did I cause this?" "what should I do next?"