The landscape of the American family has changed drastically over the past fifty years or so. At one point in our country’s history, most families generally consisted of a father who went to work and provided income, and a mother who didn’t work outside of the home, but instead, raised the children and took care … Continue reading When Domestic Violence Comes to Work
A Path to Hope written by Rose Saad Being a Christian woman in an abusive relationship has its own set of unique and complicated problems. After all, we are taught that we are to be submissive and obedient to our husbands, that they are the head of the household and we answer to them. … Continue reading A Path to Hope – Restoring the Spirit of the abused Christian Woman
Religious abuse is a hot topic right now. There are situations in homes where the couple each follow their own religious beliefs and they may differ from that of their partner. The victim may be subject to ridicule and belittling by the abuser who doesn’t share the same beliefs. The abuser may even prevent the … Continue reading DV – Part III – Religious Abuse
As the ripple of domestic abuse spreads out wider and wider, more people are affected. These are folks who are not as close as friends, but the victims may spend as much, if not more, time with them. Employers, co-workers, neighbors, and acquaintances may be the last to know the terror that an abuse victim … Continue reading DV – Part II – Employer, Co-Workers, and Neighbors
My sister told me she would sometimes wake in the middle of the night and worry that I was lying in a pool of my own blood. My parents spent many longs days and sleepless nights worried about my safety. After my ordeal, my father read my book, Knight in Tarnished Armor, and it … Continue reading DV – Part II – Friends and Family
In part one, I spoke about domestic abuse in general. In part two, I want to look at how disturbing domestic abuse is, not only to the victim, but to others. Of course, after the adult partner (significant other, husband, wife, whatever the intimate partner may be), the next most obvious to be affected by … Continue reading DV – Part II – The Innocents
I’m a quote collector. And I make no apologies for it. There are just sometimes when a word fitly spoken (or read) changes the mood, the whole trajectory of my thoughts and opens up avenues of possibilities that I would never have considered if I hadn’t heard a string of words put together in just … Continue reading What a Curious Power Words Have*
