tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.comments2023-04-24T15:18:52.955-05:00joyfulmomofmanyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732627354378250003noreply@blogger.comBlogger1727125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-69211947895517526092015-10-11T15:57:58.527-05:002015-10-11T15:57:58.527-05:00Lori, I agree with you. I have encouraged my child...Lori, I agree with you. I have encouraged my children to tell their story and verbalize all of the emotions that go along with such a sad and messy past. I have learned the hard way that covering for someone else's sin and denying how bad things really are is not a healthy way to live or to love. <br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to comment. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732627354378250003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-8049608484879696442015-09-23T19:25:29.106-05:002015-09-23T19:25:29.106-05:00Susan,
I am the third of eleven children. I had a...Susan, <br />I am the third of eleven children. I had an angel mommy and a daddy that drank too much. He was verbally abusive. <br />As a 48-year old mother of eight amazing children, it's astounding to me to experience residue from my childhood. My mom always protected Dad. She later saw that she should have done more for us kids, but she lived like all the rest of her generation lived. Quietly. <br />My mom gets upset when I label myself the adult child of an alcoholic. She has asked me to take that off of one of my blog posts. I was quiet. I am indeed an adult child of an alcoholic. But I conceded and reworded some things. <br />My advice, if I could: let your children be angry. Let them rant. They will need to be validated for their feelings. <br />Peace to you and yours!Lori Doernemanhttp://www.prayerandducttape.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-31051371821665840352015-03-18T14:00:42.855-05:002015-03-18T14:00:42.855-05:00Thank you so much for your heart for women.
Ladie...Thank you so much for your heart for women. <br />Ladies need to know what is happening to them. They need the validation that abuse is real and the pain is real, NOT in their minds or due to a reaping of what the woman has (been told that they have) sown. You are the lady that has been through it and made it out the other side, standing! Thank you for your heart in now helping others by your site and links. You do not know the blessing you are! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-80508235984480849622015-03-18T13:49:49.997-05:002015-03-18T13:49:49.997-05:00......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-65895588207826652912014-12-06T15:31:45.165-06:002014-12-06T15:31:45.165-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732627354378250003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-90232727939663470892014-12-06T15:31:00.198-06:002014-12-06T15:31:00.198-06:00Susan, thank you.Susan, thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732627354378250003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-32621793760503986432014-12-05T11:27:52.265-06:002014-12-05T11:27:52.265-06:00Ditto Susan! My heart is with you and you are stil...Ditto Susan! My heart is with you and you are still farther down the road than I am! Thank You for leading us all - even when you didn't post I prayed for you and am so grateful you're at a place where you can write again! His ways are not our ways and sometimes he leads us even in the dark...that's what I'm praying for our family right now too!! If wishes were hugs you'd have a 1000 by now. Sharing in Your Story and In HIS GLORY!! <3 You and all your crew!!! just sayinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135253951900849729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-54505663898193601522014-10-20T00:32:50.055-05:002014-10-20T00:32:50.055-05:00Thank you for sharing, Susan. I have missed you a...Thank you for sharing, Susan. I have missed you and it is great to see your smiling face. You have always encouraged my heart and even more now, because it is GOOD to hear how God is faithful in the hard. Because we all do or will have hards. If He is not, our hope is gone. BUT, He IS!! Many hugs! I am praying for you. Thank you for being so brave to write this. I love you, sweet sister! Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02866260160922030721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-72741540967941157352014-10-07T19:59:10.984-05:002014-10-07T19:59:10.984-05:00Michelle, humble thanks. I do know that you had so...Michelle, humble thanks. I do know that you had some very challenging years as well. Thank you for your encouragement and for praying. I’m grateful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732627354378250003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-61641176952168455972014-10-06T19:27:51.589-05:002014-10-06T19:27:51.589-05:00Susan, the tears just flow! Your testimony of God&...Susan, the tears just flow! Your testimony of God's faithfulness is so beautiful. Your gut-wrenching honesty of the 'struggle' and very raw and real place you are is inspiring. I am not at all saying there won't be any rocky paths for us in the future, but we experienced our own version of hell for nearly ten years and I can testify to you that I found Him to be just as faithful as you have. Reading this brings up such raw memories, but they are not nearly as painful as they were before. Want to know the best part of this post? That photo of you smiling!! Beautiful!! I love you dear friend and continue to stand with you in prayer. Please, share as you are able, God is using it!!! Nothing, NOTHING is wasted!!Michellehttp://www.shelookethwell.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-42225808294842622782014-10-05T16:39:24.359-05:002014-10-05T16:39:24.359-05:00Thank you Vicky. Writing this has been tremendousl...Thank you Vicky. Writing this has been tremendously difficult. Part of my motivation has been my desire to come alongside and encourage other women who are walking a similar path. The shame and guilt in the aftermath of an abusive relationship can be debilitating, and I still battle that. It's a difficult thing to explain to someone who hasn't experienced it. I'm glad that the client your counselor is meeting with is getting help and encouragement.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732627354378250003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-18453168083558839972014-10-05T16:05:19.357-05:002014-10-05T16:05:19.357-05:00Yvonne, thank you for taking the time to comment h...Yvonne, thank you for taking the time to comment here. You encourage me. :)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732627354378250003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-35851729865012852852014-10-05T16:04:39.188-05:002014-10-05T16:04:39.188-05:00Lisa, thank you, and yes, he is.Lisa, thank you, and yes, he is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732627354378250003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-60423843121662068032014-10-05T16:04:00.380-05:002014-10-05T16:04:00.380-05:00You realize, of course, that this wouldn't hav...You realize, of course, that this wouldn't have happened without your help. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732627354378250003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-61288943967689526302014-10-05T14:48:13.313-05:002014-10-05T14:48:13.313-05:00I'm sending you a hug!! How painful to read of...I'm sending you a hug!! How painful to read of what you have been going through. I'm so glad you're out and recovering. I know it will be a long road but at least you're on one NOW - not just trying to keep your head above water everyday. Well, I'm sure you have those days still! I'm passing this on to a young counselor that I've been meeting with for her supervision hours. She has a client who has just gotten out and struggles with guilt for "taking so long." I hope this will help her feel less alone and begin to have more kindness towards herself. Thanks for so courageously sharing!! Vickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-69936861889288769672014-10-04T23:49:16.936-05:002014-10-04T23:49:16.936-05:00Thank you so much for writing this. I have read yo...Thank you so much for writing this. I have read your blog for years but I don't think I've commented until now. I'm sorry for the way things have happened but thankful that you were able to get out of the situation. It is so encouraging to read how God is carrying you and your family through this time. Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238104103190386673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-2754265343126421312014-10-04T23:11:24.003-05:002014-10-04T23:11:24.003-05:00Susan, I had no idea until I read this of your las...Susan, I had no idea until I read this of your last 2 years. I am sorry for your pain & difficulty but am thankful that the good has come from it. You are strong & grounded. Keep leaning on Jesus. Is your former husband still a police officer? Hugs.Lisa Y Harmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-79236242969052751972014-10-04T22:44:35.667-05:002014-10-04T22:44:35.667-05:00Thank you for these words. They mean so much to me...Thank you for these words. They mean so much to me.M. Corinne Corleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471219681455230425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-13454360642033580612014-09-26T17:59:18.287-05:002014-09-26T17:59:18.287-05:00I look forward to that. :) Hugs back! Take care. I look forward to that. :) Hugs back! Take care. Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311508295714955807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-12486433125220589302014-09-26T08:33:54.805-05:002014-09-26T08:33:54.805-05:00Stephanie, {{{{hug}}}} thanks so much. Believe it...Stephanie, {{{{hug}}}} thanks so much. Believe it or not, I am actually getting pretty close, I think, to showing up here again on a more regular basis. I appreciate your kind comment and encouraging words.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732627354378250003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-17669384342463995092014-09-25T20:53:18.810-05:002014-09-25T20:53:18.810-05:00Susan, you are missed and have been a great inspir...Susan, you are missed and have been a great inspiration to me. I hope you're doing well. I look forward to "seeing" you again here soon. God bless and comfort you. <3Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311508295714955807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-26389276658503318402014-09-14T20:15:27.175-05:002014-09-14T20:15:27.175-05:00Sure Susan! This getting old stuff is not for sis...Sure Susan! This getting old stuff is not for sissies, huh?<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10521481351213406700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-73199073768195862442014-09-14T19:06:22.730-05:002014-09-14T19:06:22.730-05:00Kathy, I'm glad that you commented on this. H...Kathy, I'm glad that you commented on this. Honestly, in the midst of the craziness that has consumed my life during the past 2 years I had forgotten to use Olive Leaf Extract. I'm going to add that back to my list of supplements that I am taking. And yes, I have had another DEXA scan done. It's a bit tricky to compare my previous scans to my most recent ones because I now have metal (screws) in both hips and in one wrist (fell this spring and shattered it, necessitating more metal to reconstruct it!), so those bones/joints were not an option to scan. It appears that I am doing okay, definitely not worse, so that is good! Thanks for the reminder and for your dosage info too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10732627354378250003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-65991771475343843232014-09-13T08:17:42.136-05:002014-09-13T08:17:42.136-05:00Hi Joyful ! Have you had a Dexa since you started...Hi Joyful ! Have you had a Dexa since you started Olive Leaf Extract and if so how was it? Also have you determined a dosage? I am seeing 250MG twice a day! Thanks! KathyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10521481351213406700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4866659982820371097.post-51875361975698218762014-07-05T22:28:28.376-05:002014-07-05T22:28:28.376-05:00((HUGS))...just letting you know you are not forgo...((HUGS))...just letting you know you are not forgotten. With Love, CamilleCamillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838089502798643241noreply@blogger.com