tammi
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances: St. Jean Pied de Port - Santiago - Muxia- Fisterra (May/June 2015)
Camino Frances: Unfinished Business Estella - Astorga (May/June 2016)
I have a question that I have searched high and low for words of wisdom from anyone that has taken this journey under similar circumstances. I have not found any. So....(sorry, here comes the necessary background knowledge.)
This past year I have nearly lost my son to heroin addiction. He is currently clean, and God willing will stay that way! Then, this summer I lost my mother, my hero, to cancer. I have been separated for the past two years from my husband of ten years, although it has remained an on-again-off-again relationship. We live apart, and have many 'issues' that may or may not be able to be worked out. However, during the later stages of my mothers illness, my husband truly stepped up and was my rock...on again...
One of the things that had been our greatest common denominator was our love of the outdoors and simply experiencing life in all it's many assets...walking the Camino being one of many of our 'bucket list' items.
As I am sure is the case with many people with so many life changing experiences going on, I have recently put this on the short term 'to do' list, I need to get away from life, back to basics, and figure out what is going on in my head and my life. I'm hoping for May/June of 2015.
My question is this...
With so much uncertainty would it be a recipe for disaster for us to even consider going together? I would love to think this could be a perfect marriage encounter, (we are very much in love, we just have so much 'history'). But, on the flip side, needing peace of mind more than anything else, I can't help but to wonder if it is better for me to go 'alone'?! Any advice on "What the Camino Can and Can't Do for a Marriage" ?
This past year I have nearly lost my son to heroin addiction. He is currently clean, and God willing will stay that way! Then, this summer I lost my mother, my hero, to cancer. I have been separated for the past two years from my husband of ten years, although it has remained an on-again-off-again relationship. We live apart, and have many 'issues' that may or may not be able to be worked out. However, during the later stages of my mothers illness, my husband truly stepped up and was my rock...on again...
One of the things that had been our greatest common denominator was our love of the outdoors and simply experiencing life in all it's many assets...walking the Camino being one of many of our 'bucket list' items.
As I am sure is the case with many people with so many life changing experiences going on, I have recently put this on the short term 'to do' list, I need to get away from life, back to basics, and figure out what is going on in my head and my life. I'm hoping for May/June of 2015.
My question is this...
With so much uncertainty would it be a recipe for disaster for us to even consider going together? I would love to think this could be a perfect marriage encounter, (we are very much in love, we just have so much 'history'). But, on the flip side, needing peace of mind more than anything else, I can't help but to wonder if it is better for me to go 'alone'?! Any advice on "What the Camino Can and Can't Do for a Marriage" ?