Someone reached out to me with some questions concerning certain aspects of domestic abuse. This is not the first time I’ve had such questions from readers and others. I’ve worked with pastors who wanted to understand DV better and to understand the needs of women who have been abused. I’m not a trained DV expert. …
Starting over after financial abuse is hard. When you start with nothing, as we did, it’s a long hard road to stability. When you have a well bucket that’s been left out in the sun so that it’s bone dry, it takes a lot of water to saturate the bucket so you can actually fill it. This has been true for us.
Abusers live in a continual sinful state and are not saved. Being an abuser and being saved simply aren’t compatible. True abusers, no matter how much they pretend to be, aren’t true children of God. They can’t be.
I never wanted to think of myself as an abused daughter or wife. It took seemingly endless pain, seeing how the relationships affected my children, a lot of prayer, and much research to come to the conclusion that serious abuse existed in our relationships. It wasn’t easy to admit it. I loved my mother (my …
Psalms 34: 18, The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Women in an abusive marriage usually suffer alone. This is true even if she is a member of the Lord’s church. Too often they are afraid of reaching out for fear of the repercussions she or her children might …
