When I got home, I did what I had stopped myself from doing earlier. I Googled the name: Aimee Laroche. I wondered what I would have done if I had found myself embroiled in this scenario fifteen, even ten years ago. Would I have hired a private detective to track this woman down? Would I have passed sleepless nights waiting for him to hand over a manila envelope containing long lens black-and-whites of a femme fatale smoking Gauloises at a sidewalk café? Probably not. But Googling was irresistible. Like everything on screen, it required no effort. It was so easy. Maura Fielder looks like she has the perfect life: every expectation fulfilled. But under the illusory surface of perfection, Maura finds herself blindsided by what she discovers on her husband's computer. She has no emotional cubby hole into which she can shove this ghost from her husband's past, so instead, Maura upends her life--thrashing her marriage, alienating her daughter, and eroding her own moral center. On the verge of sacrificing everything she holds dear to her own obsession, how does Maura manage to regain her equilibrium and reclaim her life? In this post-privacy new world, any woman can find heartache if she searches hard enough.

When Sheriff Brice Hawkins was called to investigate the disappearance of a seven-year-old boy, he wasnt prepared to come face to face with the mother of his ten-year-old son. She had deserted them years before, but now here she stood before him, wanting to rekindle the flame that had been between them. And as she crawled into his bed again, he realized that he had never really gotten over her. However, now he had Mira. She was his best friend, favorite companion, and the woman that Grady wanted for his mother. It wasnt going to make any difference how he leaped; someone was going to get hurt. Who would it be?

Deep down it's easy to believe that the better job, the nicer house, or the more dynamic church will finally make us feel "at home." In Searching for Home, M. Craig Barnes challenges this belief. He reminds us that paradise is lost and we can't go home again. Our great comfort and hope, however, is that we are never lost to God. Seasoned by more than twenty years as a pastor, Barnes discusses the importance of confession, worship, and grace in our search for home. He offers advice about how we can move from being transient nomads "too frightened to be grateful" to pilgrims who are at home with God, guided by our pleasure in him. This book was written for both Christians and seekers who are still looking for a sense of belonging or "home." It will be a useful tool for pastors, adult Sunday school groups, and counselors of all kinds who are advising pilgrims along the way.

What you do with heartache is your choice. You can ignore it, wallow in it or take personal responsibility for your next steps. There is no right or wrong way to deal with it, just different consequences for the action you choose. Ignoring and staying in victim consciousness may be learned behaviors from childhood - maybe even methods modeled by your parents. After the end of a relationship, love doesnt die. There are memories you created together that last a lifetime. When you are able to release any anger or resentment and embrace self-forgiveness for the judgments you placed on the other person and yourself, your heart opens to feel the blessings. Self-Forgiveness is one of the most valuable tools you can use. When you work through all the powerful exercises in this book, you upgrade your personal tool box for a more successful way of living.