http://blog.real-grace.org A Safe Place to Heal. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:09:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Usually I write here about different feelings and epiphanies I have along my healing journey.  While I still am on that journey I still feel like I'm on a tranquil plateau.  So, while I'm here I decided to ask my husband about updating this blog site.  In our search for ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2008/08/23/new-look/ Yesterday and today were amazing!  My 6 year old daughter and 9 year old son have finally learned how to ride their bikes without their training wheels.  I didn't know I could feel such pride in my children! I have been fairly concerned since this summer began that my 9 year ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2008/08/09/letting-go/ I read a great blog post this morning.  Click here to read the entire post.  The author was writing about taking care of yourself before taking care of others.  It's so true how we, especially those of us who have suffered abuse, find this incredibly selfish and have learned to ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2008/07/28/just-had-to-share/ I just finished reading an article of an interview one year ago with Tony Snow, who recently passed away.  It was published by Christianity Today magazine. It is very powerful.  You can read the full interview here; but there is one paragraph I'd like to highlight. He was speaking of how ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2008/07/18/god-likes-to-go-off-road/ Wow, it really has been a long time since I've posted here.  My apologies.  It's not that I haven't thought about posting something because I have.  However, I have to say that I feel like I'm in a real "calm" right now which I feel is a good thing.  The ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2008/07/07/it-is-what-it-is/ I had some thoughts this morning that I thought would be good to blog about.  I was thinking over a conversation I had yesterday with one of my sisters.  This morning, I began to think more on the topic of restoration and forgiveness as a result of that conversation. In the ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2008/06/20/more-on-forgiveness-and-restoration/ Since I last posted I have received another card from my mom. It basically said she is praying for me daily. I also saw her at my nieces birthday party this past Saturday. It was very interesting. I took a seat next to my sister-in-law and ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2008/06/11/i-see-progress/ I received a card this week from my mother. I can only assume she received my letter so I was quite surprised when I received the card. It was a really nice card. It was so relevant. It did make me cry as I read it ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2008/06/01/patience/ The letter to my mother is in the mail!  I still feel a level of relief.  I do wonder what response this might trigger from my mother but I feel I'm ready for this next step.  I've prayed so much about this and read this letter over so many times ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2008/05/19/another-step/ Wow! I just returned from my meeting with my counselor. I let her read the letter to my mother. She found it to be very powerful. She was very happy about me getting to this place of being able to articulate this anger. After discussing this ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2008/05/09/relief/