"Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart, lean NOT unto your OWN understanding...in ALL your ways acknowledge HIM and HE will direct your path!!!" Proverbs 3:5,6
PART of "MY" story...
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Part of "MY" life story shows up today on Sheila Gregoire's site. For those of you who have daughters...please click on the link...
Thank you for sharing this painful part of your story. I went back and re-read the whole blog. I KNOW I posted a comment before, but it must have disappeared into cyberspace (or I forgot to publish...hmmm...it's happened before...). Anyway, way to go for having the courage to openly talk about the horrible stuff you endured. I never thought about it being dangerous to babysit. That's a whole new thought.
I hope telling your story is therapeutic for you. Writing it down is such an awesome way to process the tough stuff.
A few weeks ago I happened upon a steal of a deal at my local Goodwill...I LOVE it when that happens! I snagged a deal on this handy little guy (in black) picture borrowed from Amazon.com (that I must confess I didn't have the SLIGHTEST idea what to do with until I hit some youtube videos) Got him for $9.95...I know a steal of a deal when I see it! I bought him for the vacuum part not so much the sealing part. I then purchased the jar attachments and hose so I could begin dry canning some goods that have been hanging out in bags for quite some time. Hope you enjoy this fun little video of our marshmallow canning: Happy Friday!
So I'm re-opening my Bloggy Tour of Homes for Danielle @ Transforming Home 's Blog Home Party. These photos are from 2004, 2005, 2006 and most of the home is still the same although a bit more cluttered these days. :( My daughter's room has changed so I'll see if I can locate a picture of that for here. As you can see I'm a big fan of color and Uppercase Living!!! :)(Scroll over the slide pictures to see room info)
When I was 13 years old, I was held down and forcibly raped by a guy that I babysat for and kept there to endure more at a later time in the night. During the in-between time of events, I had an opportunity to “RUN”. There was a police station a block away and I was one of the FASTEST cross country runners at school...if I had only gotten up off that couch and “RUN”. Why didn’t I run? I was afraid...FEAR kept me from running. Thankfully God was with me then and God is with me now!!! In April of this year, (after 27 years) God told me it was time to forgive the guy who raped me. I walked through that process and I forgave him and it was one of the most freeing things for me! And now...it’s time to RUN! Over the last few months, I have been training to run the St. Louis 1/2 marathon (13.1 miles)...not because it’s anything that “I’ve” ever wanted to do but it’s more of a command from the Lord for me. I’m suppose to “Choose...to RUN”! I’ve tried to quit a couple of times but God has awa...
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Thank you for sharing this painful part of your story. I went back and re-read the whole blog. I KNOW I posted a comment before, but it must have disappeared into cyberspace (or I forgot to publish...hmmm...it's happened before...). Anyway, way to go for having the courage to openly talk about the horrible stuff you endured. I never thought about it being dangerous to babysit. That's a whole new thought.
I hope telling your story is therapeutic for you. Writing it down is such an awesome way to process the tough stuff.
Love you,
Julie