I went to a private Cristian school from Kindergarten through 8th grade. This year I started high school at a public school. I have found it very hard not to "fall in". By this I mean turning into the people around me. It fells like this is all new to me. I've learned it's extremely hard to be around something and not do it. I never cussed through 8th grade; 3 weeks into school I found myself disobeying all the morals I have every had. I still have time to turn around, I haven't messed up to bad, I just hate that I am following the way of the world. My wittness is stressed if not failed. I feel like I have failed the Lord. I want to turn around my life before I get worse, but I won't lie...that really hard when you've been around cussing and cussing myself for even a couple months. I'm pray for strength and help to stop this pattern, but it's so hard!
That's all I have to say...thanks for listening!!
L8R!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Stop The Violence!!! *In loving memory of Stacey Lauture*
Today one of my friends had to go through something that no person should have to go through. She had to go to court even though she didn't do anything wrong. On June 24, 2008 my friend's sister was killed by her own husband. After he killed her, he commited suicide. They had a 2 year old child that now has to grow up with neither of her own parents. The reason they had to go to court today was because they have to talk about custody of the child. Currently, the grandmother gets her, however, there is someone who is trying to take her. I am very upset about this situation and no child should have to experience this!!! I looked up some interesting statistics that I thought I would post.
* 75% of violent children have witnessed violence between partners
* 63% of the young men between the ages of 11 and 20 who are serving jail sentences are there for homicide--for killing their mother's abuser
* 40- 60% of men who abuse women, also abuse children
* 70% of children are physically abused
* 20% of children are sexually abused
* 90% of children abused are killed during domestic disputes are under the age of 10, half of those are under age 2.
HOW TO HELP STOP THE VIOLENCE...
1. Contact a shelter. They are in dire need of help. Volunteer your time, as much or as little as you can manage. Donate to food drives and clothing drives. Donate money if you can spare it to enhance programs at shelters designed to help battered women get back on their feet.
2. To learn how to stop Domestic Violence in your community, call 1-800-END-ABUSE and ask for information on what you can do locally.
3. Learn about domestic violence and how to recognize when it is happening.
4. Not talking about the abuse is the WRONG approach! Handled with care, the situation needs to be reported immediately and never kept quite.
5. If you are being abused call the following hotline; it is open 24/7 365 days a year in all 50 states.
-National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
"Never think his violence is your fault,
Domestic violence is a crime!"
**Statistics from http://www.angelfire.com/nj3/stoptheviolence/**
I hope you will keep this in mind and take it to heart!
* 75% of violent children have witnessed violence between partners
* 63% of the young men between the ages of 11 and 20 who are serving jail sentences are there for homicide--for killing their mother's abuser
* 40- 60% of men who abuse women, also abuse children
* 70% of children are physically abused
* 20% of children are sexually abused
* 90% of children abused are killed during domestic disputes are under the age of 10, half of those are under age 2.
HOW TO HELP STOP THE VIOLENCE...
1. Contact a shelter. They are in dire need of help. Volunteer your time, as much or as little as you can manage. Donate to food drives and clothing drives. Donate money if you can spare it to enhance programs at shelters designed to help battered women get back on their feet.
2. To learn how to stop Domestic Violence in your community, call 1-800-END-ABUSE and ask for information on what you can do locally.
3. Learn about domestic violence and how to recognize when it is happening.
4. Not talking about the abuse is the WRONG approach! Handled with care, the situation needs to be reported immediately and never kept quite.
5. If you are being abused call the following hotline; it is open 24/7 365 days a year in all 50 states.
-National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
"Never think his violence is your fault,
Domestic violence is a crime!"
**Statistics from http://www.angelfire.com/nj3/stoptheviolence/**
I hope you will keep this in mind and take it to heart!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Family Time
This was a hard week to say the least. A week full of conflict in the presence of extended family is always a struggle. I find it almost painful to thank God for our family prior to Thanksgiving dinner. I live for the day that I won't have to work so hard to love the family God has blessed me with even in the midst of screaming and fighting. However, I have learned one thing that I have to constantly remind myself of; sometimes the action comes before the feelings. By this I mean that sometimes I have to perform a loving action before I will feel love for this person. An example in my life would be hugging my mom back when she hugs me after school. I have slowly developed more and more affection towards my mom by forcing myself to do something I am not in the mood to do. I've found that this also works in my relationship with the Lord. To get up in the morning or stay up at night when I'm tired is hard especially when I'm not deeply in love with this God that I'm supposed to spend time talking to everyday. Despite this, remember, sometimes the action comes before the feeling. I have fallen more in love with Him after spending more time with Him. It has become less of a chore and more of a pleasure.
That's about all I can write right now!
L8R!
That's about all I can write right now!
L8R!
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