- Jun 5, 2014
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- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Female
- Faith
- Christian
- Marital Status
- Single
Hi brothers and sisters. I am hoping you will pray for my family. I am a single mom with three young kids. We got out of an abusive situation and I have been living on my own for well over a year now. The kids visit their dad and it's tough for them because his culture is very different from mine. The difference has become quite clear now that we've been apart so long.
I am doing pretty well, which makes me feel cautious after all the years of struggle. I have been in therapy and have worked on processing the grief of losing my marriage / my relationship with husband. I am starting to do some deeper work on my trauma from childhood. It has been eye-opening.
I've made some changes in my life in the past few weeks. It's all good, but I am quite isolated from people (aren't we all these days?). The church I now attend only meets online. Since I am new there and learning the language (ASL), it is not like being part of a congregation. I also had to let go of my therapist. There was some uncomfortable countertransference going on. It kind of went down in a strange way, I may end up writing a post about it in another post.
One of our neighbors has been very unpleasant to the kids and me and gossips about us to everyone who listens. People won't even look me in the eye based on what's she's told them, mostly lies and exaggerations if I had to guess, based on how she used to talk about people to me. She pretty much ignores me. I am praying for her. It's tough to live with so few people around, and how it hurts when the person who used to be so nice and caring has decided to make me into an enemy. Sigh.
My other neighbor is caring and looks out for the kids and me. His theology and mine don't always agree, but it is a blessing to have at least one believer nearby. And I pray God protects him.
One struggle I have is keeping my head in the game with home school. I have just been so tired lately and can't seem to muster the energy for it. I am seeing a naturopathic doctor soon to make a good plan. She has been great, but I always have to exercise discernment since sometimes influences from other spiritual beliefs can creep into those practices.
I would really like to connect with a female believer. My only female friends are lost, so I pray for them. I hope I can start chatting with another lady about the Lord soon!
I am doing pretty well, which makes me feel cautious after all the years of struggle. I have been in therapy and have worked on processing the grief of losing my marriage / my relationship with husband. I am starting to do some deeper work on my trauma from childhood. It has been eye-opening.
I've made some changes in my life in the past few weeks. It's all good, but I am quite isolated from people (aren't we all these days?). The church I now attend only meets online. Since I am new there and learning the language (ASL), it is not like being part of a congregation. I also had to let go of my therapist. There was some uncomfortable countertransference going on. It kind of went down in a strange way, I may end up writing a post about it in another post.
One of our neighbors has been very unpleasant to the kids and me and gossips about us to everyone who listens. People won't even look me in the eye based on what's she's told them, mostly lies and exaggerations if I had to guess, based on how she used to talk about people to me. She pretty much ignores me. I am praying for her. It's tough to live with so few people around, and how it hurts when the person who used to be so nice and caring has decided to make me into an enemy. Sigh.
My other neighbor is caring and looks out for the kids and me. His theology and mine don't always agree, but it is a blessing to have at least one believer nearby. And I pray God protects him.
One struggle I have is keeping my head in the game with home school. I have just been so tired lately and can't seem to muster the energy for it. I am seeing a naturopathic doctor soon to make a good plan. She has been great, but I always have to exercise discernment since sometimes influences from other spiritual beliefs can creep into those practices.
I would really like to connect with a female believer. My only female friends are lost, so I pray for them. I hope I can start chatting with another lady about the Lord soon!
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