About Me

Hi.  My name is Dan. As you can tell by my user ID I live in the southern United States.  And as you can tell by this blog, I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and I am going through a divorce.  I started this blog about a month after the woman told me she wanted to get a divorce.  I write because it helps me to think.  It helps me to keep perspective.  It helps me to remember who I am when it is so easy to forget sometimes.   I hope it helps you as well.

I don't have any credentials for counseling others about divorce.  I am not a doctor or a lawyer.  I have no experience in divorce or marriage counseling.  I've not gone to school or university to learn what to say or do to help others or even myself through this horrible journey.  What I do have, is I taught early morning seminary for 9 years, and I have studied the scriptures all my life.  Most of my advice and the decisions I make are based on principles that I have learned from studying the Bible and the Book of Mormon.  I also have a strong testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  I believe that God cares a great deal about how we treat each other.  And I believe that all of us will one day be held accountable for how we treated those that we had responsibility for.  So, I just live each day, trying not to worry about what I can't control and focus on how God would have me live.

I was inspired to write this blog by someone else who is also writing a blog.  She was kind enough to encourage me and give me guidance and counsel when I needed it by replying to my initial email.  So, I want to do the same for someone else who may be at their lowest and who just needs to vent or talk.  If you need to you can reach me via email at dan.in.the.south@gmail.com.  I probably give horrible advice, and have no idea what I am doing day to day so don't expect much in the way of sound advice.  However, I will listen.  I can mourn with you as one who is going through a divorce.  I can offer words of comfort and share with you what has helped me.  And if you have any gospel questions or scriptural insights, I may be able to help there as well.

A few more things.  I have four children.  I am in my early forties.  I was married for 21 years.  I believe strongly in the power of laughter to heal.  I love to write.  And I love God with all my heart and soul.  You are welcome to come along this journey with me through the valley of the shadow of death which is my divorce.  I am a pilgrim here, and I don't belong here.  One day  I will emerge from these shadows.  Come walk with me to that day.