Latest Blog Posts for Finding Hope

• Defining Moments
  on Apr 19, 2010 in child sexual abuse childhood poverty domestic violence teen mom teen parents
  Defining moments How my premature induction to motherhood earned me a college education. I was in denial until the 8th month, until there was no way I could continue to cover up the rounded bump under my baggy shirt. I was afraid to tell them, I was...
• Facebook Can Change Your Past
  on Sep 18, 2009 in childhood sexual abuse Facebook friends
  We all tell ourselves stories about our childhood. Whether they are mostly true and a little embellished, or a little true and mostly embellished, our stories tend to reflect a skewed perception that we adopted in our adolescence. I don’t know...
• Quote that inspires me…
  on Aug 7, 2009 in faith Gilbert Chesterton hope love
  To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless. - Gilbert K. Chesterton...
• Until
  on Aug 7, 2009 in domestic violence abuse abusive relationships
  I try not to make this blog all about pain and suffering, but then stuff like this lands on my paper and I have no where else to put it… Until I had him wrapped around my finger. When I called, he came running until he snapped, and I ran to hid...
• A new day, a new lease on life
  on Aug 1, 2009 in Uncategorized infedelity marriage trust
  Today is much better. My hubs and I spent a lot of time talking and reminding ourselves (and each other) why we decided to stay together in the first place. I am feeling good about our commitment to stay the course. I never really intended to cover t...
• But That Was So Long Ago….
  on Jul 28, 2009 in infedelity marriage cheating infidelity love
  It’s been 2 and 1/2 years. I went away, emotionally and, yes, physically. I will never go there again, but that was one extreme and now I find myself at the opposite end of the spectrum. Then I felt like I was starting to figure me out, and the...
• My New Best Friend: Behind the Scenes
  on Jul 26, 2009 in family loss and grief friendship loss sisters women
  My best friend is not a friend at all, it’s a bottle that I turn to for comfort. My sister used to be my best friend, all my life in fact. How does a person replace someone that’s been there for 40 years? She didn’t die, she just isn’t that p...
• The Color of Life
  on Jul 26, 2009 in faith connectedness masking the pain that's life
  The colors of my life paint a very powerful picture, full of vibrant colors, pastel hues and muted greys. From scene to scene there is a marked contrast in my reality; an up here, a down there. When I color it I see joy, beauty. I paint over the pain...
• Bloggers Block
  on Jul 23, 2009 in Uncategorized grandparents kids parenting teen parents
  I really want to keep up my writing, but sometimes I am just not sure what to write about. I have an ocean worth of stories to tell, yet, I sit at the computer and nothing comes to mind. Tomorrow is my grandson Aiden’s birthday. He is 5 years o...
• My New Best Friend
  on Jul 16, 2009 in loss and grief Uncategorized friendship loss sisters
  My heart aches, and my friend consoles me. My memories escape, and my friend shields me. My mind wanders, and my friend gathers me. My friend never fails, never betrays. I need a new best friend.

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