Katie Wiegel, Author at Her View From Home

I Stopped Praying

I stopped praying. In the beginning, I prayed. I prayed for strength and courage. I prayed for forgiveness, for me and them. I prayed for…

I hate the holidays. I woke up today to everything Christmas. Music, lights, decorations, and the cheer being pushed down my throat. I’m still…

You need to stop being the victim of divorce. My head snapped up. I looked at her and felt as though she just slapped me. My whole body jerked…

My dearest children, I know you see me. I know that you see Mommy take her medication every morning. You don’t really know why but you know it…

Monday through Friday, I wake up, shower, grab coffee, dress for work, wake the boys, and have the same daily arguments on getting dressed,…

I am sitting here crying while I type this. I am hurting and I can’t even pinpoint from what. Rejection. Depression. Divorce. Loneliness. Not…

When I took off to college, I went from living with my family to a dorm roommate. From a dorm roommate to an apartment roommate. From an apartment…

I feel like a fraud. My house is clean. No toys on the floor. All the beds freshly made. Pillows perfectly placed on the couch. My house is…

I just want to shut if off. Make the constant, nonstop thoughts just pause for one minute. My brain never slows down. Jumping from one thing to…

“He came from such a good family.” “She was so talented and pretty.” “His family had money. They had a nice…