About Christine Moriarty Field

I am a marriage and motherhood survivor, living in the western suburbs of Chicago, where I am working on aging with purpose, passion and pizzazz. My full-time job is as a criminal defense attorney, where I am privileged to walk people through difficult situations. Back in the good-old-days of Christian publishing, I had 7 books published by major publishers. They were about adoption, leaving the practice of law to be a full-time mother, homeschooling and parenting. Life was glorious and I loved sharing my strategies for successful marriage and parenting. Fast forward. I am divorced from a 33-year marriage. My kids have not fared well. My transition to the empty nest was rocky, including a "gray divorce" and many issues with adult children. My faith has carried me to a new level of strength and wholeness, out of confusion and despair that threatened to destroy me. I stand today surviving and thriving in my faith, deeply in love with my flawed children, rebuilding a rich and full life. I blog at www.realmomlife.com and www.empoweredagingwomen.com.

All Posts by Christine Moriarty

Your Child Feels Like a Stranger? A Prayer...

Loneliness doesn't show up in the Psalms by name, but I think... read more

The Fence and the Garden: What Boundaries Are...

I used to believe, somewhere beneath the level of conscious thought, that... read more

When the Quiet Comes After Letting Go

You finally did the thing you knew you needed to do. You... read more

Who You Are Beneath the Roles You've Played

There is a question in scripture that stops me every time I... read more

Learning to Love Without Carrying — A Spiritual...

Last week I wrote about the burden many of us carry —... read more

A Faith Reflection for Weary Mothers

There is a verse I kept reading during the hardest years of... read more

When Motherhood Changes and the Silence Gets Loud

You reach a point in mothering where the silence can feel spiritually... read more

When Mother’s Day Hurts More Than You Expected

Mother’s Day can be complicated for women whose lives no longer look... read more

Emotional Exhaustion in Motherhood

You can love deeply and still feel worn down by it. That... read more

When God Gently Asks, “What About You?”

There is a moment many mothers do not expect. After years of pouring... read more

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