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Okay, maybe I am watching too many Hallmark Channel and Lifetime movies, but I’m starting to wish that something magical will happen this Christmas season. <\/p>\n

The kind of fairy tale where you meet a stranger and they make a huge impact in your life or…<\/p>\n

The long, complicated holiday journey home met with unexpected obstacles turned into best journey ever or…<\/p>\n

Real life Santa helps you figure out your true purpose in life while simultaneously turning you into better person.<\/p>\n

Yes, that’s what I am yearning for. The mixture of love and unexpected miracles.<\/p>\n

It got me thinking about this unwanted and unexpected journey of divorce.<\/p>\n

It seems most of these Hallmark and Lifetime fairy tales are built upon change. A trip here and there, a return to home, a new job, a family crisis, and more. These movies are about love turned around, sideways, upside down and back again. <\/p>\n

As the credits roll, the love rises as the snow falls.<\/p>\n

I realize that what I really crave, what I am really ready for is…<\/p>\n

LOVE again. <\/p>\n

I don’t mean meeting someone new. I mean just LOVE – sweet, gorgeous, stunning, beautiful, miraculous LOVE.<\/p>\n

I am ready to heal. I don’t want divorce to steal another bit of love from me and I’m not talking about my husband. I am talking about the day to day divorce process. The muddling through and how love drains exhaustedly from your home.<\/p>\n

I want to live as I used to when love poured more frequently INTO my life than out of it. I want my own Hallmark movie. It’s not really that unrealistic. After all, the plot is always about love.<\/p>\n

So…<\/p>\n

All I want for Christmas is LOVE! Sweet, gorgeous, stunning, beautiful, miraculous LOVE! The kinda love that promises joy and unexpected miracles.
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