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Hello! I am collecting books for our local detention center. I was wondering what books you have read recently that seriously impacted your life and were relevant to what you are facing as a young adult today. I am a tad old...LOL forty-ish. And while I remember what it was like to be a teen...

I have an open door to our local detention facility for youth in our area. They are generally speaking, sentenced for twenty days. There are no rehabiliation programs in place and the one they did have for girls they just lost due to funding. So basically they "sit" without much help. There...

I am/was so angry last night. Went to chuch for a function and a service. Was in line for prayer. I walked out. I'm tired of "begging" - God knows what I need and yes I appreciate he wants us to ask, but dag gone. Seriously? I'm so tired of asking, waiting, wanting, having faith...

I am in IC to deal with childhood abuse issues/patterns of behavior. I am one of those, "wow that's so bad, I don't think I can help you" kind of clients. I have been told that repeatedly - but now have a good counselor and God is indeed being very good to me. I already know (or have come to...

Wow, just wow. I am in individual counseling to deal with some deep rooted issues that were present before my marriage. Subsequently I have come to realize how controlling and abusive my spouse is. Today is his birthday, a "milestone" birthday. He's pouting because I did not make huge...

I have the best news. (I know if a NOT abuse survivor reads this they will be like DUH!) but it's so awesome. I was emailing my counselor and explaining what I meant when I said I didn't want to talk to him (I meant in person but that he could respond via email). He wrote back that it...

I went to family therapy tonight. Not my individual counselor. She asked about my counseling I gave her a brief synopsis. She said to me verbatim, "That must have been really traumatic" What the heck is that about? Really you think? I absolutely HATE it when people say stuff like that.

My second session was yesterday and we have identified my "the world is going to end" feeling as axniety which is really about fear. I am supposed to be working on what triggers that and all. See here is the thing. I worked these puzzle pieces for a very very long time so I could find a...

1) Whine and pout when you don't get your way. Even if your way is very destructive to the family at large - like drug use or drinking. Just throw a huge fit every day. Eventually your family will tell you to just do what you want so you stop. 2) If your spouse questions you about something...

I have had the roughest month. On top of dealing with my issues my life has been filled with drama and trauma. HoWEVER It has been so awesome - more so then I can say. Like many survivors, I have rules for everything - they define everything I think do and whatever. It makes me feel...

I can hardly believe how things are going actually. On the one hand some things (not abuse related) are going poorly but on the other hand God is good, I am amazed. I talked for like three hours last night with a lady last night from church that I had never talked with before and I was REALLY...

This post was related to panic as it related to abuse recovery. nevermind.

Okay, not that I REALLY want to talk about this, but I will. I am a long term survivor of sexual abuse (ten years) but multiple persons. The worse of which was my father who actually isolated me from every other person on earth. He, praise God is dead (he did get saved) because if he was here I...

We as humans, tend to dissect everything in the bible to little pieces. I don't see this spoken of very much so I am throwing it out there. Jesus was, among other things, a world changer. He was the first successful world changer and he loved people - all kinds of people even <gasp> the...

I need a few good giant killers(as in people like David, not afraid to face a giant - an impending execution) to be pen pals for some seriously awesome christian dudes on death row in Alabama. You must be over 18 to write and I'd be happy to coach you. They would be pre-screened as I am writing...

I know someone who has recently discovered their young child was molested. All the legal stuff was covered and taken care of. I would like to know if there are any christian books for parents dealing with this IN their children. I know there are lots of books for adults dealing with this - but...

I have had AMAZING God results networking with others to get things done - really cool things. This year (so far) we will be sending 400 pairs of mittens to the ukraine (I have people in TWO countries making me items to send and someone donated the freight!), baskets for widows, quilts for the...

This is not the only marriage board I post on. I've noticed (and it irks me) that sometimes someone will post that their spouse is abusive in one way or another(infidelity, lying, etc.). Sometimes, though not always, the original poster leaps up and attacks you for telling them they need to...

If this is against TOS, I guess the mods can beat me with a tree branch and delete my post.....LOL We are sending 400 pairs of mittens to an orphanage in the ukraine. I'v met the most fabulous killer awesome blow me out of the water christian women who make mittens for me. I make them too, but...

So I'm called to widows and orphans. Not something I would have picked for me certainly, but God is awesome and well he's awesome. I've been doing research on a particular country and the orphanages there. I'm going to decline to name the country as I am not looking for support, but rather...