Thank you (whoever is still reading here) for your love and prayers over the years. 2011 was a year of a lot of upheaval for me and my family, with most of the roots of the upheaval going back years further.

I won’t go into more detail at this time, but the sum result is this: my children and I are living with my parents in Ontario. My oldest son is no longer homeschooled, but attends a public Catholic elementary school. I am trying to scratch the beginnings of a living together out of various work from home opportunities, since I don’t have a car and my parents home is very rural.

My husband is still in New Orleans. He and I are estranged. I want to reconcile, he doesn’t feel able to. I’ve given him a deadline of the end of January to decide. I’m trying to hand him and our marriage over to God, but I don’t feel very able to do that. I keep worrying about the consequences to our children if he opts not to try to save our marriage.

If anyone is reading this, I ask you to pray for us. This is the novena I will be praying this month: http://www.desatadora.com.ar/novena-i.htm

Thank you. 2011 was a horrible year, but it showed me the character of many of the people around me, and by far the majority of our friends and family have shone. I’m grateful for all the many small acts of kindness and thoughtfulness which serve to balance the hurt I experienced at the hands of a few.