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Hanging On, and Letting Go

May 27, 2012

One of my favorite apparatus in the childhood playground is the swing.  The wind in my face, the thrill and …

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More Questions, More Answers

April 24, 2012

I’ve been really trying to understand why going to church has become so painful for me. In retrospect, I realize …

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  • Kick a man when he’s down…
    This is a letter we got form SAM’s therapist. I am so glad I have grown enough to write him back and tell him how I felt. A year or so ago I would of just cried.  It is shocking that all the support goes out to the perpetrator and not the victims. I have [...]
    Leah
  • Moving out!
    I’ve started a new blog! Check out what I’m up to and how I’m progressing at http://gleaningthefields.com I will also continue to post and crosspost here. Leah and I wanted this blog to be a safe place for women of faith to turn to when dealing with the devastation of sexual abuse, and we will continue [...]
    Ruth
  • What, Why, and How to Forgive, part one
    Crosspost from Ruth: http://gleaningthefields.com/2012/04/04/forgive-part-one/
    Ruth
  • Crawling out
    Autobiography In Five Short Chapters Chapter I I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost… I am hopeless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. Chapter II I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in [...]
    Ruth
  • Safety Plan
    My three youngest boys were physically and sexually abused for a long time. The two youngest, most likely from infancy. We found out that one of the ways their perpetrator insured compliance was by threatening them with a knife. As a result the two younger ones seem to think that to insure they get their [...]
    Ruth
  • I Chose to be a Mother…
    Now I choose to continue to be a mother, even though my children are tougher than I ever imagined. Even though I didn’t choose to have them victimized, nor did I choose to have them be born with disabilities. I choose to be their mother, and continue to nurture them as much as is humanly [...]
    Ruth
  • Brain Damage
    http://www.mosac.net/default.asp?pageid=196&deptid=1 The lack of structure of “spring break” can be oppressive. Children who are severely emotionally disturbed need structure. Children with neurological deficits need structure. Coop them all up together in a small house with little to do and the fireworks go flying! I was able to secure a sitter for the […]
    Ruth
  • Finding Joy
    I am happy to report I am on my way to church feeling good. I was able to find joy today:)
    Leah
  • Do not pass go…….
    Over Thanksgiving Sam got his first overnight visit to his mom’s house. I call the treatment center he was in “Disneyland” for for sex offenders. They get to go to movies and have all kinds of fun. Needless to say while at his mom’s he violated his probation 8 different ways. So he was kicked [...]
    Leah
  • You’re Not Alone
    There have been a few books that have really helped me understand my journey to healing. I don’t believe in quick fixes, or free lunches, or get-rich-quick schemes. I believe in the law of he harvest, we reap what we sow. Yes, I’ve seen miracles, and I believe in miracles and gifts from God–the atonement [...]
    Ruth

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