It's Not Over.
Meeting Steve and getting engaged had me living life happier than I had ever been. But church was just a Sunday event for us. Every other...
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Cloud 9.
It doesn’t matter what you think you deserve in life. It doesn’t even matter what others think you deserve. When God has a plan for your...
Determination.
New job, new place to live, new life. Even at my new job my co-workers could see I wasn’t truly happy. I had made a lot of decisions to...
Gone.
He was dead. I couldn’t believe it. I hadn’t seen or heard from him in months, he turns back up suddenly and terrifies me, then he’s...
A Fresh Start and An Abrupt End.
Living alone after so much abuse and trauma was one of the hardest things I ever had to do. I was scared, board, lonely, sad, and so many...
The Realization.
It’s funny how certain things come into our lives and we toss them out trying to avoid them. But then they manage to find their way back...
Drastic Measures.
My dad’s friend J sent me a meeting planner for lunch. He wanted to meet downstairs in the café of our building. I wasn’t scared of him...
Can't do it on my own.
I went home to my parents’. I felt so worn out. I wanted this all to end. I even wanted to die. I told my mom if I just wasn’t on this...
Run & Hide.
He just wouldn't stop. He wouldn't leave me alone. I had to get away from him. I went to work, school, and my parents’ house. That's it....
Turn the other cheek.
Turning the other cheek isn't always as holy and virtuous as it sounds. I had spent 3 days in the local county jail after being beaten,...
The boat.
I loved the boat. No matter what went on in our relationship or our day-to-day lives, we had one solace that made it all better. At least...
Protect the ones you love.
He could sense it. The distance I was slowly but surely trying to put between us. I was looking, searching for a way out. But I didn't...
Talk about it.
I didn't understand all the ups and downs. I had so many emotions, all the emotions. Was I going crazy? Losing my mind? I didn't know....
A Loaded Gun.
He kept a loaded gun on the nightstand next to his side of the bed. It was always there. It was loaded and didn't have a safety. He had...
Lies & Consequences.
I lied. I lied to my friends, to my family, to strangers I'd meet, but mostly to myself. After the broken ribs, the kick in the face, the...
Looks like fun.
My boyfriend had ATVs and a toy-hauler 5th wheel camper trailer. We would fuel up, stock the camper with food and alcohol, grab enough...
Love Hurts.
Love hurts. But it shouldn't, and it doesn't have to. I know that now, but it was a whole different story when I was 21. I thought I had...
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