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.
Read MoreThe Mission Field--Domestic Violence Victims
Fighting for freedom for Human Trafficking victims is a mission field largely supported by the Church but not the fight for freedom for Domestic Violence victims; the abused woman sitting in the church.
Read MoreSAFETY...YOUR MAIN PRIORITY!
If your safety is compromised…and that means if you are hit, shoved, choked or pushed (any physical contact that causes pain or injury) I want you to leave immediately and call 911. Please…I know you feel like he needs help and you want to be there to help him. But, you CANNOT change him or help him. God can and will--but only if he wants help. He needs to deal with his rage and anger but that is his responsibility--not yours.
Read MoreBut...Doesn't God Hate Divorce?
God does hate divorce--He hates the way your husband is abusing his family to cause you to have to leave: "The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, [perfect description of an abusive man] he hates with a passion." (Psalm 11:5)
Read MoreWHEN GOD TELLS YOU IT'S TIME TO GO...IT'S TIME TO GO!
When you are told to leave and you know it’s God…leave. I know it’s scary. I know your husband is yelling at you and mocking you with statements like, “Where will you go?” “You don’t have a dime.” “You can’t leave.” But our God is bigger than the demon running your husband’s thoughts and actions and He wins every time.
Read MoreBETTER ODDS--1:8 or 1:3? Pink Ribbon or Purple Ribbon?
Which one gets more media coverage; the pink ribbon or the purple ribbon?
Read MoreStop Sugarcoating Domestic Violence!
We have to stop sugarcoating domestic violence and call it what it is no matter how ugly the words are.
These men are not just abusers...they are not just criminals...they are violent criminals.
Read MoreWelcome to the Path to Wholeness...
Who better to help you find the path out of the forest when you have lost your way and don't know where to turn, than one who has found the way out and achieved freedom? The blog posts, articles and resources shared here are provided free of charge to help you navigate the often treacherous path from an abusive marriage to freedom.
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