Please ... sit back and realize this may be going on closer to home than you can imagine and your time and attention could save a life!!!!.... You can make a difference????
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz8crG_DhaQ
U.S. Statistics... American Institute on Domestic Violence
The Human Factor
85-95% of all domestic violence victims are female.
Over 500,000 women are stalked by an intimate partner each year.
5.3 million women are abused each year.
1,232 women are killed each year by an intimate partner.
Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women.
Women are more likely to be attacked by someone they know rather than by a stranger.
National Cost of Domestic Violence
The health-related costs of rape, physical assault, stalking, and homicide by intimate partners exceed $5.8 billion each year.
Of this total, nearly $4.1 billion is for victims requiring direct medical and mental health care services.
Lost productivity and earnings due to intimate partner violence accounts for almost $1.8 billion each year.
Intimate partner violence victims lose nearly 8.0 million days of paid work each year - the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs and nearly 5.6 million days of household productivity.
PLEASE !!!....read your state statistics.....Go to this web site and click on your state!!!!
http://www.ncadv.org/resources/Statistics_170.html
About Me
- Welcome to Moms On The Mend
- Hello. I am really excited about this new adventure. The world can be a difficult place at times. Although it is pretty great to know that we all struggle and that we are not alone on our journey. I am hoping that this blog can be a help and inspiration to all the women out there who have. well, made some decisions in our lives that may have not turned out the way we expected. I hope to share my experience and the miracles that have taken place in my life that have and are turning my life around. I woke up one night with "Moms On The Mend" on my heart. I am not sure where this will go but, I have a burning desire to see hearts mended in those women who may have experienced or may be experiencing life's most difficult challenges. Ultimately, to obtain the ability to rise above and overcome!! Join us and find a fresh renewal in the life our heavenly Father intends for you!! Today is your day of blessing and healing. This is a day for rejoicing and claiming FREEDOM and a FEARLESS future.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
You Can Choose!!!
Before I get started on what is the latest and greatest on my heart....I would like to welcome the first two followers of MOTM. Thank you for your support and hang on to your seat for great things are to come. God is on the Move!!!... and we are all a part of His great works. Be Bold!!!
I am in the midst of reading, well, three books at one time.... Oh well, this is part of the wonderful personality God has created in me. I am a multi-tasker... hm? Ok..Ok..thats a nice way of describing my amazing ability to start something and move onto something else prior to finishing the first thing. Yep!!!.. that is ME. I am working on the fact that sometimes we are harder on ourselves than we let on. I am guilty of this in a BIG way. I am a perfectionist in many ways. This has not only created a lot of anxiety at times it has set expectations for myself that failure at times is eminent. People who know me and understand me ..... know what I am talking about. If you look at this quality in the proper prospective you look like a "super woman". People say things like...."Wow, how do you keep track of all that?" or "How do you be a Mom, go to school, work full time, keep a neat and tidy home, and manage all of it at the same time...Oh! and maintain a 3.8 GPA?" Well, Hm? I am here to tell you after a while your body goes into shut down. One day you wake up and wonder "Who am I?". All of a sudden all of these crazy endeavors define who you are and people look right past you....like you do not even exist. You are a figure in everyone's life around you and you are just supposed to be there and do everything. In the mean time your not paying attention to all of the things that are slowly destroying you. You may have an abusive cycle in your life, a bad marriage, a dishonest spouse, someone who says terrible things to you, maybe someone threatens you, tearing you down to feel worthless, or a marriage of infidelity. It is amazing how all of these things or maybe one or two of these things can be taking place and we decide to "multi-task". I am here to tell you....you have an identity....a personal identity. I am here to inform you.....you have a choice.....a choice to be who God created you to be. God created YOU and he has a purpose for your life.
The good news is.....God can introduce you to yourself! Take a look in the mirror and ask yourself "What is my favorite color?". Many women may be able to confidently answer such a simple question. Although, many women out there may be living in an unhealthy relationship. If you are continuously being manipulated and controlled you may not be able to answer such a simple question. You can not answer this question because someone has stolen something away from you. Someone has stolen your ability to live as God has created you. As time goes by you are not able to think freely and choose freely and you slowly begin to die inside until you mold into your current circumstances. Your focus becomes "survival" and if you have little ones you focus on keeping a structure...even if the structure is dysfunctional.
The first step is to identify your reality. If you can identify this and be honest with yourself you can start your journey. A journey into yourself. I could not have done this without my faith in the "Lord". I would like to encourage you to ask Jesus to come into your heart and help you on this journey. At times you may feel empty and its painful..... He will hold you up. We are in this together and you are never alone.
Matthew 18:19 Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there I am with them.
I am in the midst of reading, well, three books at one time.... Oh well, this is part of the wonderful personality God has created in me. I am a multi-tasker... hm? Ok..Ok..thats a nice way of describing my amazing ability to start something and move onto something else prior to finishing the first thing. Yep!!!.. that is ME. I am working on the fact that sometimes we are harder on ourselves than we let on. I am guilty of this in a BIG way. I am a perfectionist in many ways. This has not only created a lot of anxiety at times it has set expectations for myself that failure at times is eminent. People who know me and understand me ..... know what I am talking about. If you look at this quality in the proper prospective you look like a "super woman". People say things like...."Wow, how do you keep track of all that?" or "How do you be a Mom, go to school, work full time, keep a neat and tidy home, and manage all of it at the same time...Oh! and maintain a 3.8 GPA?" Well, Hm? I am here to tell you after a while your body goes into shut down. One day you wake up and wonder "Who am I?". All of a sudden all of these crazy endeavors define who you are and people look right past you....like you do not even exist. You are a figure in everyone's life around you and you are just supposed to be there and do everything. In the mean time your not paying attention to all of the things that are slowly destroying you. You may have an abusive cycle in your life, a bad marriage, a dishonest spouse, someone who says terrible things to you, maybe someone threatens you, tearing you down to feel worthless, or a marriage of infidelity. It is amazing how all of these things or maybe one or two of these things can be taking place and we decide to "multi-task". I am here to tell you....you have an identity....a personal identity. I am here to inform you.....you have a choice.....a choice to be who God created you to be. God created YOU and he has a purpose for your life.
The good news is.....God can introduce you to yourself! Take a look in the mirror and ask yourself "What is my favorite color?". Many women may be able to confidently answer such a simple question. Although, many women out there may be living in an unhealthy relationship. If you are continuously being manipulated and controlled you may not be able to answer such a simple question. You can not answer this question because someone has stolen something away from you. Someone has stolen your ability to live as God has created you. As time goes by you are not able to think freely and choose freely and you slowly begin to die inside until you mold into your current circumstances. Your focus becomes "survival" and if you have little ones you focus on keeping a structure...even if the structure is dysfunctional.
The first step is to identify your reality. If you can identify this and be honest with yourself you can start your journey. A journey into yourself. I could not have done this without my faith in the "Lord". I would like to encourage you to ask Jesus to come into your heart and help you on this journey. At times you may feel empty and its painful..... He will hold you up. We are in this together and you are never alone.
Matthew 18:19 Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there I am with them.
Friday, February 20, 2009
A New Day
Well, Hmm...it is a new day. Yesterdays obstacles are now over and have become a memory. What do we do with this memory? Do we analyze it to death or do we chalk it up as wellll.....I am still alive and breathing. There is always something... so how do we deal with something? I recently have decided to categorize the situations that come along in my life. I guess you could relate those categories to various storm scales or storm categories.
Category 1: Little bit of wind and precipitation... :)
Category 2: Little more wind and precipitation... :]
Category 3: Now I am getting a little frazzled.... :/
Category 4: Where do I hide???? : 0
Category 5: Now...I am in complete hibernation!!!!
How do we handle these levels of catastrophe in our lives?
How do we manage our hurts and broken hearts?
How do we maintain our integrity and dignity in the mean time?
How do we differentiate who really loves us and who we can trust?
Over-all....how can we stay strong and know we have tomarrow?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji2rLXr3cEU ( Turn your speakers on...and relax with that cup of coffee... :)
We are survivors....its in our making!!!!
Category 1: Little bit of wind and precipitation... :)
Category 2: Little more wind and precipitation... :]
Category 3: Now I am getting a little frazzled.... :/
Category 4: Where do I hide???? : 0
Category 5: Now...I am in complete hibernation!!!!
How do we handle these levels of catastrophe in our lives?
How do we manage our hurts and broken hearts?
How do we maintain our integrity and dignity in the mean time?
How do we differentiate who really loves us and who we can trust?
Over-all....how can we stay strong and know we have tomarrow?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji2rLXr3cEU ( Turn your speakers on...and relax with that cup of coffee... :)
We are survivors....its in our making!!!!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Revolve...For your teen-age daughters.
Unforgetable weekend for your daughter....learning about decision making...being respected....finding their place and purpose in life. Wow!!! would have loved to have this when we hit those teen-age years.
http://www.revolvetour.com/
She will Thank you.....
http://www.revolvetour.com/
She will Thank you.....
Women Of Faith
Ladies if you want to have an incredible weekend with the girls....this is a weekend you will never forget....check it out!!!! http://www.womenoffaith.com/
Be ready for a weekend of laughing...crying...soul searching...an over all life changing experience.
Be ready for a weekend of laughing...crying...soul searching...an over all life changing experience.
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