In the quiet of the morning today, sitting in front of a fire with my morning coffee, I reveled in the amazing wondrous sound of rolling thunder, especially rare in the month of May. I love thunder. Where I live such sounds are an extraordinary phenomena. Most of you know I was raped at gunpoint […]
July 5, 2016 by Leave a Comment
One Outrage Is Spurring Hope
After I was raped I lived in PTSD for months with the rapist as my backyard neighbor. He was out on $250,000 bail in 1982, a huge sum then. It took months for a conviction and sentencing; not for my case, but the one he was out on bail for. I went to his sentencing. […]
October 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Second Aftershock…
I jumped out of a plane two weeks ago. I did it with no fear. The most amazing thing was how peaceful and beautiful it was. Working through these stages increases peace and enjoyment. They are essential. I entered this second part of Ravaged (Anger and depression) with a vengeance. I remained stuck in this […]
September 15, 2015 by 1 Comment
The First Aftershock…
I often wondered immediately after my own rape, Did this really happen? I feel fine. This can’t be happening to me! Everything and everyone seemed surreal for awhile. I could not be left alone for the first two weeks after the rape. In fact, I do not recall anything about my children-talking to them or […]
May 1, 2015 by 2 Comments
Warning: Two Common Hope Mistakes
Hello all, What a week! Our flooring is being installed for a third time in one year and five months. The hope to find in this complicated story is that it is almost done! Yay! What I see as a ‘hidden hope’ many do not realize can be found in a story in last Sunday’s […]
July 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Justice
I am sure survivors around the world are cheering at the justice Penn State is facing. Justice is a rare commodity for us survivors. The following is the latest: “July 24, 2012 12:45 PM News Summary: Moody’s may downgrade Penn State THE REVIEW: Moody’s Investors Service said Tuesday it is reviewing its rating on Penn […]
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