Monthly Archives: June 2011

How to Comfort a Rape Victim

I have an amazing brother. I have three really and two are so much older than me, our lives do not touch very often. In my shame and fear after the rape, I did not and still have not told … Continue reading

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Jesus Models – The Positive

God never leaves us alone, never forsakes us. In His mercy, He gives us other humans to fellowship with. By His grace, He gave me a step father who does a much better job of modeling the Heavenly Father – … Continue reading

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Jesus Models – The Lessor

We may have many people who represent Jesus in our lives. We definitely all have a parent and that is the primary way we learn about the parent/child relationship and thus God the Father’s relationship to His children. Many of … Continue reading

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Healing Scars

I have what I consider ugly scars both from his knife and from my own. Twice I tried to cut out the scars he left behind because most of them are in such a visible spot I get tired of looking at … Continue reading

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Velveteen Love

Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of the rape that I reported, which ended up being a drug out nightmare because of the detectives challenges to me, the ignorance of the medical staff, and the inexperience of the police officers. Today I … Continue reading

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