Finding Hope in This Crazy World
Can I get a testimony? Does God really still deliver people? I mean I remember Noah and Abraham, and even Daniel and those lions. But does He really still do that kind of thing? My testimony is yes and amen! So, how did I get here you ask? Diana's testimony of the goodness of God... Continue Reading →
Our Mistakes Serve a Purpose. Really. You mean you can use that? Seriously? God promises to restore all things and to turn things around. If we really were those perfect people we thought about would Jesus have had anything to save us from? Would He even have had to come to Earth for our salvation?... Continue Reading →
About a 6-8 months ago I had the pleasure to meet Secret Angel on WordPress. We connected through our blogs. Yet God always has a bigger plan doesn't He? Angel and I have similar pasts and she is an amazing woman with an amazing testimony. Today is her book release of THE WALKING WOUNDED. I had... Continue Reading →
Today the first thought that came to me was to "Remember the good, let go of the bad." Not always easy is it? I think anyone who has lived though abuse, or violence, or any type of addiction is used to things going badly, right? In fact, when things go good we are almost uncomfortable... Continue Reading →
The Daily Prompt is about Secrets. I wrote a song about SECRETS not too long ago. There are so many things we try to bury. Pretend they never happened. She carries her secrets around in a box, hides them in darkness keeps them locked... Shoves the box under the bed, some things are not meant to be said. ~Diana Rasmussen... Continue Reading →
Why we stay: trauma bonding. Wow, what a great post. I think that this is the hardest part for people who have not lived in abuse. They don't understand. Trauma bonding. Stockholm Syndrome. the psychological tendency of a hostage to bond with, identify with, or sympathize with his or her captor Call it what you... Continue Reading →
How do we get fooled? What should we look for? A sociopath is someone with antisocial behavior, whose actions may be criminal, and who lacks a moral responsibility or social conscience...sound familiar?
Castle of Fear - that's where you live when you live with an Abuser. Looks pretty from the outside - but there is a dungeon on the inside - with chains, gates, and bars. And you are Rapunzel - trapped inside. Daily Prompt: Safety First Share the story of a time you felt unsafe. Photographers, artists,... Continue Reading →
I have recently been reminded of the fear that returns when you are being stalked. This is part of my story that I haven't shared yet. After separating from an Abuser it is the most dangerous time for a woman who has been in an abusive relationship. And once we leave, the stalking begins. What... Continue Reading →
I remember a story my mom always used to tell me. She said," Diana, how do you boil a frog?" I said, " I don't know." She said, "A little at a time." You see when we put the frog in the water it was cold water. It wasn't hot, no reason to jump out.... Continue Reading →
NO MORE ©2013 Diana Rasmussen Your love is hating All controlling suffocating asphyxiating My heart is aching tired of waiting You're smothering It's strangulating No more, No More I refuse No more, No more I refuse You throw words like swords piercing my world screaming the chords Your blind rage affords Done... Continue Reading →
Freedom - comes with a price. It's not really free. It costs our military their lives sometimes, it cost Jesus his life. And my freedom, cost me a marriage 9or two). There were many posts I was not sure if I should write. It may have been easier to keep my mouth shut. Leave the... Continue Reading →
