"What do I do now, God?"

"The prospect of being perceived as a discarded ex-wife, the object of gossip and pity, was humiliating."

By Sally H. Smith

God answers such prayer.

A number of years ago I found myself in a totally unexpected situation. My husband of twenty-eight years decided he wanted to be married to someone else and moved out, informing me of his decision in a note, left on the kitchen counter, which I found after coming home from an evening meeting. The stunning realization that my life was about to change radically and that I was soon to be alone for the first time in my life filled me with anxiety.

My three older children were grown and on their own, and my youngest was due to leave for boarding school in another two months. I had been a housewife and mother almost all of my married life, with very little work experience outside of the home. Although I believed that a divorce settlement would provide me with financial help, the prospect of being perceived as a discarded ex-wife, the object of gossip and pity, was humiliating and distressing.

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