The greatest influence in my life has been Jesus Christ, and I am thankful to Him for saving my soul. I am especially thankful that he brought me through a particularly painful childhood, gave me a survivor's will, and later gave me the will & courage to write and publish a book to help others. I spent 35 years (off and on)writing it, due to the fact the abuse left me in a very co-dependent state. I always thought I had to "fix" everyone, so consequently I did not make wise relationship choices, and went from one relationship to another. When I finally was healed enough to think better about myself, I made a wise choice this time, and married a man who did NOT have to be fixed. He has encouraged me to finish the book, for my own healing, and to help others heal. So he has also been a great influence on my life. I am so thankful to God for bringing us together.
Similar To:
One might think that my book is similar to others, because there are other books out there about sexual child abuse. However, when I first started writing it in my early 20s, there were not many Christian books about it; especially those that testified to the fact that it was Jesus who got them through their experience. My book is a living testimony to God's protection, guidance & healing touch. It has been referred to as "a roadmap to reclaiming your life and living that life to the fullest"....VICTORIOUSLY...PTL! Therefore, I recommend the reading of this book to anyone who has suffered sexual child abuse. Don't waste a minute longer feeling sorry for yourself or dwelling on the negative influences on your life! Ask yourself, "Just how long am I going to let this THING cripple me and rob me of what God wants for my life?" Then make a conscious decision to put it behind you and move on...You CAN do it!
To read the whole story, or to order it for someone you know, go to
www.authorhouse.com and look it up under author name. When the book comes up, double click on it to read reviews and order. It may just change your life or the life of someone close to you. This book is also available at www.barnesandnoble.com, www.amazon.com, and www.bordersbooks.com
General Interests
General Interests: I have so many it's hard to know where to start. Overall I would say that I am an outdoorsy type who loves to walk in the woods, camp, swim, boat, ride ATVs, horseback ride, and generally enjoy God's creation...this beautiful earth. I enjoy spending time with my family, although most of my kids & grandkids live so far away I can't see them as often as I'd like. I also love to create things by sewing, writing, crocheting afgans for my grandkids; love to see things take shape. I love spending time with my wonderful husband who I met 8 years ago in our sunset years; we have been married 6 wonderful years. We have enjoyed traveling together and have seen most of the US and Canada, Alaska, and took cruises to Mexico and the Caribbean with our friends. Life is an adventure & God has been good to us.
Father, Forgive My Father (2005)
Christian Self Help Book to help victims of sexual child abuse recover and reclaim their lives. Only through forgiveness and God's help can this be done. This book was written over a period of 35 years, but was born in the author's heart and mind at age 12 when God gave her the title and a poem entitled "Father, Forgive My Father". Finally at age 62 she completed what she feels is her greatest life's work, aside from her two children she brought into the world. Her hope is that it will reach many victims with the message that God can heal you and turn your scars into stars. This informative book not only tells the author's poignant story, but is a roadmap to recovery and living a healed, victorious life. Forgiveness is the KEY; the only people who are truly free are the ones who walk in continual forgiveness. Jesus even said, "If you won't forgive your fellow man, I will not forgive you."
So read and learn how this author was able to forgive, and consequently let God free her from a bondage that is worse than death. Please pass this word on to your friends & family; they might know someone, too, who needs God's healing touch. To read current reviews on this book, go on line to www.authorhouse.com. This book is also available at www.barnesandnoble.com and www.amazon.com.
I'm a retired lady who is happily married to my wonderful husband, Forrest. We have been married for a little over six years now, and share a wonderfully active life together. Between the two of us we have 4 kids, 14 grandchildren, and 2 great grandsons; most of whom live too far away for our liking...but such is life! My son and his family live way up in Alaska and I only get to see them about once a year. Our daughter and her family live a few hours away, but we get to see them more often during the summer months when we are in their area at our family ranch. We recently purchased horses for the ranch, but I had an accident on the 1st day of summer, coming unsaddled (not thrown) and getting a concussion (even with my helmet on). So now have sold my Tessa, & Zanzibar is for sale; we will replace them this year with new ATVs. Our friends have been wanting us to travel with them again, and they also have ATVs & like to camp out. That will be fun, as there are many ATV parks now where you can camp and ride. That way we will only have ONE brain to control. We're just getting too old to risk losing brain cells and/or breaking bones.
Just wanted to let you all know that my book was finally published. On October 5th of 2006 I celebrated one year of circulation....Praise God! It is entitled, "Father, Forgive My Father", and is the story of and the testimony to God's healing power in my life. It was published and is being circulated by Author House, Inc., and can be found on the following websites: www.authorhouse.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, www.amazon.com, and www.bordersbooks.com. During the 35+ years it took for me to write the book (some of us are just slow) I wrote it with the idea that if it helped just one person, it would be worth all the trials, pain and suffering from the ravages of 15 years of sexual abuse. However, I am encouraged to hear that it is helping many people already, and the reviews are calling it "a roadmap to recovery and living a victorious life". People say they relate to it on many levels; and one lady told me "It changed my life, and I was able to forgive my mother after many years of us not even speaking." Please help me get it out there so it can continue to reach and help the many, many hurting victims and others who need God's healing touch on one level or another. I will appreciate your help and consider you a partner with me in the work I know God has destined for me. God Bless.
It's a Brain Tumor...but I Still Praise God!
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Hi Everyone,
Just an update since my horse accident last summer(FIRST day of summer). Well, at the time I was pretty bummed and couldn't figure out why God had a...
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It is very hard for me to write this, I don't really want to, but my husband has asked me to send out a prayer request for us. Seems it is much easier for me to pray for others than it is to ask for prayer.
Sunday afternoon I received a call from...
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Well, it's Sunday afternoon and I have to share something I heard on tv this morning. It was a very good message given by www.kevingerald.tv; I had never listened to him, but since his message was on the same theme as my book (Forgive...
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Since April is National Child Abuse Month, I wanted to remind all of you that we need to be doing everything possible to help the many victims of child abuse. Because of my background I am particularly concerned about the statistics of sexual child a...
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Alienation of Loved Ones Hurts to the Core of Your
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Alienation of Loved Ones Hurts to the Core of Your Being
Have you alienated a loved one...a parent, grandparent, sibling, child or friend? Do you know that it hurts that person to the very core of their being? And, that it can make that person or YO...
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Thank you for your kind words and comment on my blog! In reading your profile, you too have experienced the valleys and mountaintop experiences in this life and praise God for Who He is in spite -- what a blessing and inspiration you are!
Thank you so much for your kind reply. Yes, please blog it on shout life or Bulletin it, and on Amazon, please!Have a blessed trip to Alaska and be sure to remember God is with you.
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST (Heavy RAIN in AP State, INDIA)
Dear Friends,
Since beginning of this month we are having rain but from yesterday morning onwards we are having 24 hours rain and it still raining heavily in all over the AP state in INDIA. And in the news it says it will continue another 2 days or more days. We want you to pray for stopping this rain because as I come to know in the news and seen in the TV every where full of water and race fields filled with rain water and many are became homeless and 30 people were killed in heavy rains and flash floods. In my district a mother and her two-month-old baby were killed when a wall of their house collapsed following heavy rains.
And just think they are many people who stay in the street and they don't have even homes and they are suffering like any thing and no one is to take care of them and every body running to stay in the safety place. Even in the big cities of AP also full of the water because of the heavy rain so just think how the conditions of the undeveloped area like we are at right now. Heavy rains continued to lash Andhra Pradesh flooding low-lying areas at several places.
And I came to Know Tellagavaram village that I went Lost month it is attacked with heavy rain and Flooding. And if it continues 2 days our Movva village (where we are serving the Lord right Now) will also attack with heavy rain & flood
This is very urgent prayer request from me and Beloved's Ministries India. So please Join with us and Pray for the AP state in INDIA. And share this prayer request at your Churches and friends. Tomorrow in the Sunday service we are going to have only prayer so join with us and pray even your far.
Thanks for all of your prayers.
In HIS service,
Evangelist JP
belovedchrist@hotmail.com
Hi there. Sorry to see you were unsaddled and hurt when you fell. I used to ride a lot when I was young. Haven't been on a horse for a long time now.
May the Lord reach many through your book.
God bless.
Hi Sandy,
Try to copy it in a new Word page , change the answers , copy and paste it on the friend you want to send and that's it - I did the same.
I received this quiz from Shar and it supposed to send it to your dear friend:)
How are you? How you celebrated 4th of July?
Me only work for the moment , wait the August to take vacation.
Many hugs and love,
Gina
Your welcome. I just read your blog about the ordeal you are having. I Just prayed for you. Thats cool you also play some instruments. for me it is guitar and keyboard. God Bless.
Join me in getting to know some of your favorite people here at Shoutlife:
Welcome to the 2008 edition of getting to know your friends. Okay, here's what you're supposed to do--BUT ONLY IF YOU HAVE A SPARE MINUTE! Copy this entire email and paste into a new email that you can send, change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then send this to a whole bunch of people you know, INCLUDING the person that sent it to you. Some of you may get this several times (that means you have lots of friends).
1. What is your occupation? Office Coordinator II of Peri-op Services
2. What color are your socks? barefoot and mostly white
3. What are you listening to right now? my heart beat!
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Liver and Onions, Cous cous and salad
5. Can you drive a stick shift? Yes
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? white
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Andy
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? I Love Her A Lot!!
9. How old are you today? 66
10. Favorite drink? water with ice
11. What is your favorite sport to watch? Tennis
12. Have you ever dyed your hair? Oh yes
13. Pets? Yes
14. Favorite food? mostly anything, that's why I look like I do!
15. Last movie you watched? Pride and Prejustice
16. Favorite Day of the year? Christmas
17. What do you do to vent anger? Very seldom get angry
18. What was your favorite toy as a child? Baby dolls
19. What is your favorite, fall or spring? Spring
20. Hugs or kisses? Both
21. Cherry or Blueberry? Blueberry
22. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yes or leave a message on my Guestbook.
23. Who is most likely to respond? Sandy
26. When was the last time you cried? Yesterday while ready 'A New promise.'
28. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Janet
29. Who is the friend you have had the shortest that you are sending this to? Sandy
30. Favorite smell? Ozone, we live where there is alot of Ozone
31. What inspires you? Jesus
32. What are you afraid of? snake
33. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Both
HOPE THIS HELPS YOU GET TO KNOW ME A LITTLE BIT BETTER! NOW IT IS YOUR TURN..... LET'S HAVE A LITTLE FUN AND GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER
Join me in getting to know some of your favorite people here at Shoutlife:
Welcome to the 2008 edition of getting to know your friends. Okay, here's what you're supposed to do--BUT ONLY IF YOU HAVE A SPARE MINUTE! Copy this entire email and paste into a new email that you can send, change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then send this to a whole bunch of people you know, INCLUDING the person that sent it to you. Some of you may get this several times (that means you have lots of friends).
1. What is your occupation? Quality Engineer at an automotive company
2. What color are your socks? Different colors - now none , it 's summer:)
3. What are you listening to right now? Virginia Hill - I Want To Be Like You.
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Nesquick ice cream , love it:)
5. Can you drive a stick shift? No
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Red
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? A colleague from work
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? I Love Her A Lot!!
9. How old are you today? 28
10. Favorite drink? Coca -Cola; apple and orange juice
11. What is your favorite sport to watch? Soccer:)
12. Have you ever dyed your hair? No
13. Pets? No
14. Favorite food? McDonald's cheeseburger and fries ; chicken and turkey roast.
15. Last movie you watched? Hancock - Will Smith
16. Favorite Day of the year? Christmas
17. What do you do to vent anger? Calm down and try to resolve the issue with calm.
18. What was your favorite toy as a child? Baby dolls and football?
19. What is your favorite, fall or spring? Spring
20. Hugs or kisses? Both
21. Cherry or Blueberry? Cherry
22. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yes or leave a message on my Guestbook.
23. Who is most likely to respond? I do not know - my friends.
26. When was the last time you cried? Last week ?some problems
28. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? All my dear friends from here
29. Who is the friend you have had the shortest that you are sending this to? Do not understand
30. Favorite smell? Not have a favorite smell - like a lot of smell (e.g. fresh air in spring)
31. What inspires you? All small and wonderful things in this world; God; old people
32. What are you afraid of? Earlet , bugs, snake , spiders
33. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Both
HOPE THIS HELPS YOU GET TO KNOW ME A LITTLE BIT BETTER! NOW IT IS YOUR TURN..... LET'S HAVE A LITTLE FUN AND GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER
Give it all to God: your past regrets, your present problems, your future ambitions, your fears, dreams, weaknesses, habits, hurts, and hang-ups. Put Jesus Christ in the driver's seat of your life and take your hands off the steering wheel. Do not be afraid; nothing under His control can ever be out of control.
DIRECT GUIDANCE FROM GOD
Elijah was a man with the same passions we have and yet His communication with God was
a supernatural occurrence because he dared to draw near to God with an undivided heart. James 5:17. Those who believe and are totally surrendered to the will of the Father will seek and to be filled with the fullness of Him. Jesus prayed that we be one with Him , in spiritual unity with Him just as He is in spiritual unity with the Father. John 17:20-26. Paul Prayed that we might be filled with the fullness of God. Filled with the love, knowledge, wisdom and power of God. Ephesians 1:16; Ephesians 3:14; Colossians 1:9-11.
WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?
God does this so that the world may know that the Father send Jesus and that He loves and works in and through us just as He did Jesus. We in undivided surrender to the will of the Father are to allow the Holy Spirit total control. Nothing held back. We seek and are empowered by God's Spirit by faith. We are to speak and act by the instructions of the Spirit of God only.1 Corinthians 1:5. Who teaches us all things. John 14:26; 1 John 2:27; Luke 12:12. It is the Spirit that causes us to understand the deep things of God. We are enriched by God's Spirit in our knowledge, our speech and our actions, proving valid the truth of His intentions for those who choose to believe Him before the whole world. The Spirit of God however does not force or drive one into wild compulsive neurotic actions. He ministers to us and through us in gentle dove like actions. He strengthens our weak human personality and empowers us to do His will. (The works of Jesus.) He does not over power us or force us. The issue at stake here is that we may be fulled with His fullness and through that fullness at work within us Christ is glorified. The main purpose of this is that He may bring other people under the Lordship of Christ by the powerful effectual working of His Spirit in our lives.
Our Father desires that we come short in no gift that will enable us to be as Jesus every day of our lives that we remain on earth. Is this obtainable? Of course it is or our Father would not ask it of us. He says, He has ask nothing of us that is to hard for us to do. He freely offers us the fullness of Himself to do it with. We struggle and worry about what we can't do. Instead of accepting what we can do by the power of His Spirit and doing it. God commands us to pursue love and desire all the Spiritual gifting that He has provide for us to live, love, look and act like Jesus.
1Corinthian14:1, 12:1-7. Even that we may do the greater works which Jesus assures us are ours to do, if we are believers. John 14:12. God's says be strong, ( in the power of My might Ephesians 6:10) bold and of good courage for I will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:8; Proverbs 28:1; Philippians 1:14; Ephesians 6:19.
May you be filled each day with the knowledge of God's will with all wisdom and spiritual understanding. And be wiser than the enemy, yet harmless as doves in your expression of His love. May the fullness of His Spirit continually fill your life.
Hi,
How are you? Not hear from you for some days.
I am fine , this weekend was in visit my favorite aunt and I was so happy to see her and spent some time with her. She will go to work in Italy and I will not see her until the Christmas.
Hugs and blessings,
Gina
Lift up your eyes to the Holy One who made heaven and earth. Look to the One who formed you and carefully planned your life. The Lord is your Keeper. He neither sleeps nor slumbers. He will shelter you from life's storms. And not let your foot slip from the path He has prepare for you to travel in life. He will preserve you from all evil 24 hours a day. You will suffer adversity. That is a given. But you will go though it and come out a winner. He is by your side when you go out and when you come in. When you are sleeping and when you are awake. His keeping power will always sustain you all the days of your life, even until the return of our Lord. The One who created your life also watches over it to preserve it, you are His dwelling place. Only you can prevent Him from fulfilling His plan for your life. Man can't prevent it. All the demons of hell and even satan himself can't prevent it. Only you can by your doubting it and waver in your faith. When you allow the Creator to be the Master of your life, you will master the life He planned for you. He who called you to this life will also preserve you blameless spirit, soul and body unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you to wholeness in life is faithful, Therefore, He will do it as long as you allow Him to by faith.
Psalm 119:60; Psalm 121; Colossians. 1:17; Jude 24; James1:6-8 1 Thessalonians. 5:23-24.
If you were still coming to our country I was going to give you some hints on how to make the most of it. I do not know anything about Cabo. I hope you have a great vacation and if you and your husband would like to visit the mission field for a short trip just let me know.
