Messages from Sharilee

5 Things I Learned About My Marriage During the Pandemic

5 Things I Learned About My Marriage During the Pandemic

Sharilee Swaity
Wow, things are finally getting back to normal (ish?) here where we are in Manitoba, Canada. Most stores have opened up, with some restrictions, and groups are starting to gather, albeit with restrictions. How are things where you live? As we emerge from our burrows with our wild hair, it seems like the perfect time to reflect on what we may have learned during this time.
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Compassion is the Basket

Compassion is the Basket

Sharilee Swaity Blended Family, Connection, God
Hey, have you ever received a gift basket when you were sick? Or maybe as a Christmas present or a birthday surprise?If you think about it the basket is often the best part of the present. Without the basket, it would just be a grocery bag or a plain cardboard box. Boring and bland! A lovely basket is what makes it special and memorable.
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Now Is All We Have Now Is All We Have

Now Is All We Have Now Is All We Have

Sharilee Swaity Connection, God
It is New Year’s Eve tonight. In just over two hours, it will be a new decade. It has been twenty years since we experienced the angst-causing panic of Y2K. There have been a plethora of changes in the last twenty years, since we changed not just decades, but centuries. In some ways, our world is almost unrecognizable.
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Two Tips for Forgiveness

Two Tips for Forgiveness

Sharilee Swaity Healing
Hey, do you have trouble forgiving your ex-partner? I have been there, too. Here are a couple of quick tips for getting to the place of forgiveness. Find the tips in the video below. (I apologize for the poor video quality.)
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When NOT Bring up Conflict With Your Spouse

When NOT Bring up Conflict With Your Spouse

Sharilee Swaity
When my husband and I first got married, we had A LOT of conflict. It was a second marriage for both of us, so things were complicated. Our personalities were very different, so we seemed to have a different perspective on even the most basic of issues. To top it off, we had both undergone major hurts in our childhood, and past relationships, so we were triggered by minor incidents.
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Forgive Them — For They Know Not

Forgive Them — For They Know Not

Sharilee Swaity God, Healing
Hi everyone! I wanted to republish a post that I did last Good Friday, with a few minor changes. I hope you are all doing well today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.–Matthew 6:12
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Are You Proud to be Stepmom?

Are You Proud to be Stepmom?

Sharilee Swaity
Hi everyone!Are you proud to be your stepson’s stepmom? Being a stepmom is pretty heroic, if you ask me. It is “stepping” up to help raise the children of your partner, and taking them into your heart as your own! Wow, talk about love! To help celebrate the general “awesomeness” of stepmoms, I have created some brand-new products available now!
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Meet Sharilee Swaity

Sharilee Swaity is a Christian relationship coach with a background in teaching and marketing. This graduate of the Relationship Coaching Institute is passionate about helping women and couples find and keep love after losing a long-term relationship through divorce, widowhood, or relationship breakdown. She works with couples helping them overcome conflict and find love with their spouse. 

Sharilee's passion for helping with relationships was born from her own painful life journey. Growing up witnessing abuse started her on the journey to looking for love in all the wrong places. By age 22, she was already married and divorced. When she finally remarried years later, it looked like she was headed for another divorce, but with the help of counselling and God's wisdom, they turned their second marriage around. 

Sharilee is the author of five books, including Happily Ever After Again: Hope, Healing, and Love for Second Marriages and 16 Gifts from a Stepmom: Encouragement for the Blended Family Journey.   When she's not coaching, writing, or teaching, she loves going for walks with her husband in the forest where they live or spending time in their permaculture-style garden. 

Sharilee loves to experience the city once in a while but nowadays spends most of her time hidden away at their homestead home.  She is a crunchy conservative with a passion for chai tea, sunsets, and trees. She loves learning, research and writing. Clck here to book a coaching call with her today. 
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