You have a right to ask your husband about the financial status of your home and family without being yelled and cursed at, threatened, or worse, physically attacked. Crush the Financial Eggshell! End Financial Abuse!
Read MorePeace Achieved by Walking on Eggshells is Not Peace At All
These women are walking gingerly on the proverbial eggshells all DV survivors talk about and teaching their children to walk on them too. They are trying to protect their kids from direct violence and from witnessing violence. They are trying desperately to keep the peace.
Read MoreDomestic Violence Exists in the Church--Even if your Pastor doesn't talk about it...
It is time for change. It is time to let women know they are loved and valuable members of the church body and if they are being abused, they will have pastoral support and sanctuary in the church to get the help they need to leave their abuser safely.
Read MoreYOUR CHILDREN ARE 7 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE SEXUALLY MOLESTED OR RAPED IF YOU...
Statistics show that a staggering half of children living with unrelated males are sexually abused. They are seven times more likely to be molested than they would be if you remain single after your divorce.
Read MoreSAFETY PLANNING FOR YOUR CHILDREN...
It may be dangerous for you to say, “This is what you need to do if your dad gets angry.” Your child may repeat that to his/her father not realizing the problem that would cause. You might instead tell them you are going to teach them what to do in case of emergency:
Read MoreIF YOU ARE MAD AT GOD...DON'T STAY THERE...
It is often a consequence of being a victim as a child of a dysfunctional home and upbringing that you are susceptible to an abusive man—even as a Christian.
Your past experiences may have rendered you unable to recognize red flags or act on them once you saw them.
Read MoreInfidelity Week -- Infidelity Breaks Covenant
We can stay and SAY we are still in a covenant marriage relationship with our husband…we can say that, but we no longer are. One person does not a covenant make and you will be on your own…in dangerous territory.
Read MoreInfidelity Week and The Other Woman
The Other Woman IS an Adulterous Harlot…even if he marries her…even if he wants you and your children to “respect” her…even if all your “friends” decide to embrace them as a couple.
Read MoreInfidelity Week and STD's...
You are no longer the two who have become one. You are not on the same team. He is willing to bring others, anything attached to them, and any disease they carry into your circle. You trust the sacredness and the exclusivity of your marital bed but he is willing (unbeknownst to you) to bring another woman or women into that bond and expose you to disease and potentially death (HIV/AIDS).
Read MoreInfidelity Week - A Teen Perspective
This week I will be posting information about infidelity. I am sharing this with permission from a teen who has experienced the destruction of her family on the condition that a few words are changed to make it anonymous. Rarely will you have a glimpse into what your children really feel (even as teens or young adults) when their world as they knew it falls apart.) Here it is:
Read More"It Takes Bravery to End a Relationship." - Leona Lewis
You have just gone through the holidays. You hoped they would be different this year. You hoped your children would have wonderful memories.
Unfortunately, the holidays seem to bring out the best in good people and the worst in abusers.
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