http://blog.real-grace.org A Safe Place to Heal. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:22:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow, has it been a while or what since I have posted?  This may be my longest stretch yet.  Hope there are still some of you out there that care to read. :) I've been feeling to write for several weeks but never had any one specific thing come to mind.  ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2010/01/25/everythings-quiet/ I just have to follow up on my post from yesterday.  I found the courage to talk to my husband last night.  I realize I head into these conversations with him, thinking that it's not really about me.  Sure, I might have a few things I need to take responsibility ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2009/11/13/uprooted/ It's been a while since I've written and I have to say it's because I've not been liking how I've been feeling emotionally so I'm afraid what might come out if I write.  Silly, I know.  I act as if my emotions control me.  Sometimes, it definitely feels that way.  ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2009/11/12/feeling-out-of-sorts/ Well, here we are at the end of September already.  What a busy month this has been!  Started homeschooling again as well as a new REAL Grace group here in Maryland.  I'm very excited to be facilitating grace groups again.  It's been a little over a year because of relocating.  ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2009/09/28/a-much-needed-hug/ Now this is the million dollar question.  So many of us battle with this question especially after we have realized just how evil abuse is.  My answer to this question is,"Because He wants a deep and intimate relationship with me".  Ok, I hope I didn't just lose anyone here.   Hang ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2009/08/20/why-didnt-god-stop-my-abuse/ This topic comes up quite frequently.  It came up again last week as we were training women to become facilitators for our REAL Grace for Women small groups.  We had some discussion on it but I feel like I need to write about it and hope I gain more clarification. Many ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2009/08/17/did-god-allow-my-abuse/ Recently, someone made the following statement to me, "I thank God for my abuse.  It has made me who I am today.".  I have been thinking long and hard about these words since they were uttered to me.  I have to tell you, my first reaction was very intense.  Physically, ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2009/07/25/words-are-powerful/ WOW! WOW! WOW!  I just had the most amazing conversation with my mother and father.  Yes, you are reading that correctly...my MOTHER and my FATHER whom I've been in off and on contact with for the last 5 years (more off then on). Let me back up just a little.  About ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2009/06/28/could-this-really-be-restoration/ I just had to write to tell you how much of a great weekend I had.  This year I fully focused on God as my father and my husband as a father to our children. I was able to truly worship God this weekend in the trust that is building in ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2009/06/22/fathers-day/ I decided to check out the public school in our town and was considering enrolling my kids this fall.  That was a very difficult process for me...very emotional.  The fact that it was so emotional took me by surprise.  I am so use to operating logically, cognitively that when something ... http://blog.real-grace.org/2009/06/20/self-contempt/