Love - Lost

I came across this picture and it has been on my mind! I mean look at it. It says SO much! 

LOVE - LOST

 ... once you have loved you never loose the memories of that love! 

Whether you are the one lost find yourself --- YOU have to LOVE YOURSELF! 

YOU are AMAZING! YOU need YOU! YOU got this! YOU can do it! As long as you Love yourself you will never be lost!!! Take the time to walk away, do what you love to love yourself.

To love and loose a loved one is the hardest and can push you to feel lost. Trust me when I say that love is never lost!! Every single day my sweet grandmothers and granddads remind me they are still here may not be here physically beside me but little things I say, my kids say, things I do, pictures, memories ... <3 

I have to remind myself that those that are here with us that we have to show them, tell them and remind them that we love them. Create more memories. Don't hold grudges, rekindle relationships with those who we once loved and still love because they are not lost but just far away! (maybe someone sitting right beside you or someone many miles away) 

It all starts with YOU --- LOVE YOURSELF and you will not be LOST!!! YOU will be able to conquer the world! 

I Told My Story Today

Sometimes you just feel that comfortable or the need to tell your story is there!! 

With homeschooling my 2 younger boys we have joined in on some "PE" fun and love to social with others who homeschool. Every Friday we go bowling. Almost the same kids and moms every week. I'd say not only the kids have become friends but so have the moms. Not sure how but today I told the moms My story. It's not the easiest story to tell but when you feel you are in your safe space it makes it much easier. Someone needed to hear it … It may have been for me. A reminder of what my sisters and I went through, how strong we have become!!! Not that we need a reminder of the abuse but the reminder that we made it through the abuse!! We are strong women who have kids of our own who we would do anything to keep them from what we went through. A reminder that our/my story can help someone else!

I have decided to make a few of my blog post public because of today. Why because I am NOT ashamed of the abuse I faced as a teen. I want YOU to know because if YOU know then my story maybe the answer to helping someone else. Or helping YOU to recognize abuse.

Sexual, Mental and Physical Abuse is NOT OK!!!

I AM AN ADULT WHO SURVIVED CHILD ABUSE!!! 

I have not forgotten or will never forget! I don't know if I can say I forgive him completely but I know that I have had to learn over the years it was NOT my fault. I did nothing wrong nor did I deserve what happened. And I am ok! 

If you know someone or think you know someone who is being abused call someone!! There are ways to report without them knowing who reported it. One of the moms today said "I would rather falsely accuse someone to be safe and say I am sorry later then to let something you feel strongly that is happening to continue." 

I wish someone would have called for my sisters, mom and I!!! 

This link gives you a toll free number where you can report any type of child abuse. https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/responding/reporting/how/