Women

3 Ways to Stop Worshipping the Abuser

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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. … Read more

The Girl With the Mirror

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I found this picture on Facebook. One of my  friends posted it, and it has been ‘haunting’ me. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s her eyes. Who is she? What is she reflecting? Is she hiding? What do you see? your thoughts are always welcome here…

No More – I refuse!

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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 … Read more

Free Indeed

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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 … Read more

Hold On

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Here is a great video and song by 3 of my friends from Broadjam: Dianne MacAdam, Nathaniel Jones, and Peter Olach (their links are below)  – Awesome song and video! I need to remember this – HOLD ON!

HOLD ON

I’m tired of pulling weeds
I’ve been here on my knees
But they keep coming back (they keep coming back)

No matter how I try
To light my darkened sky
It always turns to black (it always turns to black)

I need to get away
From all these debts to pay
I’m living in the red (so tired of this debt)

Fingers about to break
Can’t seem to cure this ache
I’m clinging to the ledge (don’t know if I can)

It’s all I can do
To Hold On

And I can hear the train
Making its way again
Somehow the steel on steel (sounds like a promise)

I climb on board the car
Nothing but my guitar
And try to lose the fear (and leave the darkness)

I’m leaving all I know
I’m going with the flow
And pray my soul’s fulfilled (I’m leaving all I know)

The only way to see
If this is right for me
Is to leave the status quo (I’m leaving all I know)

It’s all I can do
To Hold On

You’re battered, bruised and scarred
This life can be so hard
You must remember Who You Are

Take the time to breathe
The water will recede and
Find a way to stop the bleeding
Hold On
Hold on

Lyric Credits: Dianne MacAdam
Music Credits: Nathaniel Jones / Protilius Productions
Producer Credits: N. Jones / Protilius Productions Recorded at Sound Mind Studios – John DiSanto / Engineered by N. Jones
Performance Credits: N. Jones / Dianne MacAdam

Video Credits: Video by Peter Olach, PGO Multimedia Song produced by Nathaniel Jones, Protilius Productions

Living in Fear

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Daily Prompt: Fright Night Do you like being scared by books, films, and surprises? Describe the sensation of being scared, and why you love it — or don’t. I do not like being afraid.  I am not a ‘ride’ girl, skip the roller coasters and stuff.  And skip the horror flicks.  I guess it comes from … Read more

My story of deliverance – from Domestic Violence

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Thank you to Marlene at http://www.greatjourneyofjoy.com for allowing me to post my testimony today!

Why Doesn’t She Just Leave?

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It has been brought up again and again, “Why doesn’t she just leave him?”  I wish there was an easy answer.  But it is different for each person.  That is why it is IMPERATIVE, in my opinion, that a victim seek professional help.  The Police get involved for a reason. There are counselors in place … Read more

RUN!

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This is my entry for We Poets Show It Word Cloud Wednesday – be sure to head over and give it a shot! RUN! ©2013 Diana Rasmussen a bad chap in trouble robbed the bank and had stolen a car I was there but it isn’t my fault I could be wrong I know this … Read more

Lioness Arising

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Lioness Arising ©2013 Diana Rasmussen There is a lioness arising As she turns around from fear Hears the crying of her children Protecting them from harm The glory of The Lord Has risen upon her now She’s taking back the land from the enemy’s hand “Women, it’s time to awaken. AWAKEN… God did not save … Read more

What About The Children?

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Daily Prompt: Blogger With a Cause If your day to day responsibilities were taken care of and you could throw yourself completely behind a cause, what would it be? Photographers, artists, poets: show us HELP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS . Do You Hear the Children Crying? © 2013 Diana Rasmussen Do you hear the children crying As … Read more

Defining Yourself – Identity

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Daily Prompt: Name that… You! Do you know the meaning of your name, and why your parents chose it? Do you think it suits you? What about your children’s names? Photographers, artists, poets: show us IDENTITY. Today I am no longer who I thought I was. I used to put all sorts of labels on myself. … Read more