counseling/facing the music

Saw a new counselor for the first time today. I like her very much. I hope I can afford her. Mentioned to her about 9/11 (how much more devastating it looked in person, just like how much more Katrina's devastation impresses in person, than on TV, and how much it affected my husband) and she told me I was the 3rd person today to mention 9/11. Interesting -- cuz we are also discussing Revelation post-9/11 in one of my classes....

My husband and I are separated, and I am trying to deal with that, and what it might mean -- divorce versus reconciliation, forgiveness and grace versus mistrust and uncertainty. Not a clue where we are headed. But interestingly, had a memory today of 9/11 (unrelated to therapy): my husband called me on that morning to ask if I was OK. I said I was, and asked why he should ask me that. He said planes were falling out of the sky and he was concerned about me. That's one of the nicest things he's ever done to show he cares (cared) about me. Ah, well.

I applied for the Th.M. program online last night, and I had to pick a marital status selection; after some wrangling, I decided to go with "separated." First time using that word as a self-classifier in writing.... Off to do some school work, then maybe will take the kids to see "The Shaggy Dog" movie.