20 Apr 2014 6 Comments
in Easter, rape Tags: Christianity, crucifixion, Easter, God, Good Friday, holidays, hope, Jesus, rape survivors, resurrection, shame
Happy Easter everyone! This is probably a post more appropriate to Good Friday, but I’ve been very busy, so here it is today.
Easter is the holiest day of the year for Christians. It is a joyous day where we celebrate Christ’s resurrection and the fact that he died for our sins. It is a day filled with hope and brimming with meaning. I believe that the true meaning of this event is unique to each person. More
14 Feb 2014 Leave a comment
in Grief Tags: church, family, funerals, grief, grieving, holidays, Valentine's Day
Well, it certainly hasn’t been a traditional Valentine’s Day. We had to say goodbye to a dear family friend. Funerals and Valentine’s Day usually don’t mix. But our pastor reminded us that on a day of love, it is very fitting to celebrate the life of one we loved. More
24 Dec 2013 Comments Off on Christmas is for Imperfect
in Christmas, rape Tags: Christmas, family, holidays, rape, rape survivors, sexual assault, support, violence against women
It’s Christmas Eve and many of us are in a flurry of activity, trying to finish all of the last-minute things that need to be done to create that perfect Christmas morning.
The tree is trimmed, cookies are baking, turkeys are thawing. We’re still wrapping those last few gifts. The past weeks have been a blur of Christmas card writing and shopping. It’s a wonderful time of year, but stress levels are very high. We tear out our hair when things go wrong…and they always do. Gifts don’t arrive on time. Flights get postponed. Family gets snowed in. You run out of tape. The turkey burns. In my own home, the Christmas cards just got mailed yesterday. We decorated the tree this morning. There was a great deal of bickering between me and my husband. And I just finished wrapping the last gift at 9:45 PM. Hardly a perfect Normal Rockwell Christmas. More
29 Nov 2013 6 Comments
in Grief, NaBloPoMo Tags: Christmas, death of a loved one, emotions, family, grief, grieving, holidays, NaBloPoMo, Thanksgiving
The holiday season.
Many of you have been looking forward to the holidays. Thoughts of turkeys roasting, pies baking, shopping madness, and time spent with family and friends have you filled with nostalgic happiness.
I normally am a big fan of the holidays. But I’ve been dreading this particular holiday season for quite some time now. And now here it is upon us and I’m not sure how I feel. More
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