I never got the father I longed for. And it made my heart sick for a very long time. I didn’t know I needed to process it. I didn’t even realize it was grief. After all, how can you grieve something you never had? But I’ve since learned - that’s not only possible, it’s necessary. For a long time, I pushed that grief down.

When your husband is battling addiction, it can feel like your entire world is spinning off its axis. The chaos, the lies, the broken promises—it all adds up to a deep exhaustion that permeates every part of your life.  As Christian wives, we often feel the weight of responsibility to keep things together: the home, the kids, the faith. And we do it while quietly carrying the grief of watching someone we love slowly self-destruct. But here’s a truth I want you to hear loud an