Giving, It is good to be reminded that life is a gift. Our EC are choosing not to be a part of our lives or let us into their lives but life is still a gift. We need to seek to make Jesus first. That is His will. God can do miracles in the lives of our EC. We can pray. God bless each precious soul here.

Thankyou givingupcontrol. You're absolutely right, our lives do have value, and Our Lord and Savior offers us that value.
I struggled for a few years during & following my divorce from my children's dad ( he had an affair., and after remaining with him throughout, he divorced me.) I was 39 years old, frightened and insecure of how to handle what was happening. He bullied and bullied during the divorce until I believed I had no worth. I realize all these years later, it was all in an effort to break my spirit so I couldn't fight, and he would walk away with everything. It took me many years of praying to forgive him.
He told our children that once he was rid of me, he could afford to buy a boat. My ED fell hook, line and sinker for his game, (him wanting them to stay with him, so he could avoid child support,) and my ED began blaming me for the divorce, even though I remained with her dad for the 10 years of his affair so my children wouldn't experience a broken home.
I hear through the grapevine that she tells people I never did anything for her. Wow....Church, bible study, skating lessons, swimming lessons, tucking them in by myself at night, while her dad was with his girlfriend. I guess that's what she thinks of as nothing.
But, we do have value.......very, very much value!

Thank you . This is so good for all of us