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| Email: | jayde@yahoo.ca |
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| Name: | Nancy Reidel |
| Email: | reideln@gmail.com |
| comments: | This is for my Daughter Rachael that was raped at the age of 13 while we were on vacation. I pray daily for her healing. |
| Name: | Megan |
| Email: | mwhirly06@gmail.com |
| comments: | From the time I was 5 until I was 16 years old I was sexually abused and raped by two family members. At the age of 16 I decided that I had enough and moved out. The strength and hope I found through this site and still find here have allowed me to become myself and live my own life. I have become an independent young adult and know that I am headed far in life and that my past cannot dictate my future. Thank you so much. |
| Name: | Betsy Rice |
| Email: | harmony2006@hotmail.com |
| comments: | I was in a 2 year relationship with a man. And he sexually abused me sooo much. That i would not even date another man. but i am learning to move on. And not let it affect my future with my 2 year old daughter. |
| Name: | kimberly |
| Email: | kimmeedavis@live.com |
| comments: | from the time i was 6 or 7 i was sexually abused by my stepdad.about the time i was 11 or 12 he started trying to rape me on several occasions. i held him off untill i was 14. then one night i couldnt win anymore. he raped me severly and then told me that i wanted it. two months later i was finally able to tell my counseler about it. child services put me and my 5 yr. old lil sister in a foster home. he was arrested and now i must wait and see if he will be prosecuted or not. i still live in fear of him but am slowly realizing that i am safe at last. i pray for both his recovery and mine and that someday my mother will see him for what he has done and accept me and forgive me for reporting him. this site has given me hope to go on with my life. i have a newfound hope and courage to keep going. thanks everyone.your stories i will never forget. i now truly see that i am not as alone in this as i feel. thanks, kimmee |
| Name: | Paul Marvin McLaughlin |
| Email: | scan@efn.org |
| page: | http://www.efn.org/~scan |
| comments: | Paul M. McLaughlin http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6100/story5.html http://www.efn.org/~scan scan@efn.org Paul M. McLaughlin Elizabeth SEVEN McLaughlin Stop Child Abuse NOW! 298 Hunington Ave. Eugene, Oregon 97405-4055 ----- Man Seeks To Spread Love, Not Hate. For The Suffering He's One Who Delivers Hope. A Story About Paul McLaughlin Your background isn't as important as what you do with your future, says Paul McLaughlin also known as "The Miracle Man." Many people around Portland, Eugene and Springfield, Oregon have seen his street campain sign encouraging them to "Help Stop Child Abuse." Others have benefited from funds he has raised for child abuse programs and hospitals. Still others, who tell him of abuse they have suffered, may hear words of encouragement based on his own background. "No matter what happened to you in the past, "he says, "However horrible it was, don't blame it on God or other people. HE can help you turn everything around so you can help others who have suffered. "The Miracle Man is a living proof. For many years, Paul had no hope for a better future. "I thought I would stay small forever and never grow up, and always live in a world of pain and hate." He almost lost the chance to grow up. At the age of two, he was admitted to a hospital malnournished, battered, almost dead. He later wished he was dead. BUT N0-ONE HEARD HIS SILENT CRIES! He listed the kinds of abuse he and his twin sister endured: "Placed on top of hot stove, eat stool and bars of soap and vomited, head split open many times with spiked dress shoe and stick. Beaten on flesh skin without clothes on. The list goes on and on. He was beaten almost every day about 4-6 times per day." As he walked to church with his parents he was afraid of them. He would look at the people on the street and in church and cry out in his mind, "Look at me, I am being hurt. Help my twin sister. We need help." But no one heard his silent cries. His Older brother and sister were not abused. In the midst of his terrible childhood, Paul also came to know "this thing called love." When he was baptised (Methodist church in Donora, Pennsylvania) at age of seven or eight, "LOVE ENTERED MY LITTLE BODY AND I KNEW WHAT IT WAS," he says. "As I was being abused, this love was with me and yet I hated God for giving me this terrible childhood. Classified as learning disabled, Paul was placed in Special Education courses and finally graduated from high school at age 21. HIS WORKS After 2 years in the Army, he began his own campaign against child abuse in 1975 in Tacoma, Washington and Portland, Oregon. He'd talked to kids on the streets, referring them to agencies where they could get help if abused, homeless, or on drugs. He'd visit people in hospitals and clinics. "It took much courage to start my campaign," he says. "So much fear was inside of me because of the past severe abuse." Some people would laugh, swear or throw things at him. Since 1975, he spoke on seven radio talk program, appeared in a TV commercial, ten Forums in Washington and Oregon, his story in two magazine, his fund raising projects for the homeless, cripple children, child abuse. It bothers him, he says, that a few are willing to report child abuse when they see it until it is too late and the children are killed. Paul became a Christian in 1989 through the ministry of Focus on the Family. "It took over 35 yeras to become a true believer in Christ," he says. "I had blamed God for my suffering. He then realized "CHRIST GAVE ME THIS LOVE TO EASE THE BURDEN OF SUFFERING." Christ had taken some of my pain by giving me this love and yet I used to curse God. Paul admits he's still far from perfect, but knows his faith in Christ brought segnificant changes in his life. "I went home to see my mother and I forgave her and I gave her a hug. Paul doesn't understand the "why of suffering," but accepts that God wanted him to live so he could help others. "I wish others could have what I have," he says. 'NO PAIN, BUT THIS THING CALLED LOVE.' He told of a 15 year old girl he talked to. She also had suffered abuse and tried to kill herself by slashing her wrist with a razor blade. "I changed her life because I said three magic words, "I love you". She cried and gave me a hug and told me that no one ever told her that before." Paul M. McLaughlin Elizabeth SEVEN McLaughlin Stop Child Abuse NOW! 298 Hunington Ave. Eugene, Oregon 97405 scan@efn.org |
| Name: | JULIA |
| Email: | JULIAJONESUSA@YAHOO.COM |
| comments: | MY EARLIEST MEMOIRS AS A CHILD WERE THOSE OF BEING RAPED OR MOLESTED. BY FAMILY MEMBERS THEN BY STRANGERS-WHEN I WAS 12 AND 14. THEN WHEN I WAS MARRIED MY HUSBAND. HE SAID I DESERVED IT BECAUSE I WAS ACTING LIKE A HOE.WE WENT TO COUNCELING AND HE TOLD THE CONCELOR THAT I HURT HIM THAT'S HOW HE FELT JUSTIFIED FOR DOING THIS. HE SAID HE KNEW THIS WOULD HURT ME SO THAT'S WHY HE DID IT!!! I AM BACK WITH HIM-WHY I DON'T KNOW!!! I HAVE CHILDREN, I GUESS...I AM SCARED. I HAVE BEEN WITH HIM FOR 15 YEARS OF MY LIFE... THANKS FOR THIS WEBSITE.. LADIES I WILL SAY LOVE YOURSELF!!GET OUT OF ANY ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU ARE IN...LOVE YOURSELF MORE THAN YOU LOVE YOUR ATTACKER |
| Name: | GENIKA WATKINS |
| Email: | gnkwatkins@yahoo.com |
| page: | http://yahoo.com |
| comments: | HI, MY NAME IS GENIKA AND I AM A RAPE VICTIM OF SIX TIMES & SURVIVOR OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I AM PROUD TO HAVE THIS GROUP IN MY LIFE. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO SINCERELY LOVE A MAN NOW AND I AM FIGHTING EVERYDAY OF MY LIFE, TO NOT LET THIS EFFECT MY FUTURE. |
| Name: | Tina |
| Email: | winkytinky@msn.com |
| comments: | I am sitting here reading these stories and tears are just streaming down my face. I am a rape victim and a domestic abuse victim. I was raised by a wonderful single mother who found childcare with the neighbors like so many mothers did. Little did she know I was raped by my babysitters brother when I was six. I told no one. I did not remember my rape until I was 16, when I rememberd it was like a nightmear that never left my mind. My boyfriend at the time acted supportive, and I thought he was until he raped me and abused me. I have spent years allowing it to control me, and finally got therapy for it 3 years ago. I am writing because I am getting into a new relationship and the thought of going through the nightmears and panic moments all over again makes me feel like sometimes it is not worth it. I want to have if possible my square say "MIKE HAWKINS raped me and I will not back down. I will not let hime win and I am women, hear me ROAR!!!" If you cannot put last names I understand just getting some of it out there is all I really need. To all the women of rape and abuse hang in there you will get through this. Tina |
| Name: | Molly Kinsey |
| Email: | mollykinsey@gmail.com |
| comments: | You did not break me..in fact you made me stronger. My prayers are for your healing not mine, God came in and did that already! I am stronger for how I healed from what you did! |
| Name: | Rachel |
| Email: | rag31480@md.metrocast.net |
| comments: | I was raped fairly recently and am now pregnant by my rapist. I have come to realize that old saying that "What doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger" is the 100% truth. Each day I am learning to love myself and my baby a litle more. I have worked with rape survivors before at the college I attended and by volunteering for RAINN once. I hope that this message will show at least one other survivor that there is sunlight at the end of the tunnel. |
| Name: | Esther |
| Email: | estheru.thomas@dc.gov |
| page: | http://www.mpdc@dc.gov |
| comments: | I loved the Hope Quilt and your website, as well. I'm a rape survivor. I've dedicated my life to helping rape survivors heal from this traumatic experience. I've been working with this community now for 15+ years. Currently I work with rape survivors and their families understand the trauma of rape process and help them in the healing process. I love what I'm doing in helping others recover from the trauma. Healing is possible. |
| Name: | Esther Urbano Thomas |
| Email: | estheru.thomas@dc.gov |
| page: | http://www.mpdc@dc.gov |
| comments: | I loved the Hope Quilt. I love your website, as well. |
| Name: | Leanne |
| Email: | palle4u@yahoo.com |
| comments: | I have suppressed what happened to me for over one year now..I was 37yrs old never thought at my age this would happen. Still trying to live the young years getting drunk, I was slipped a drug and raped.None of mutual friends believed, nor did most others.I have finally told my family after much of lashing out in tears for no reason,pushing them all away, and falling into a depression..I am finally coming to terms and going to get better.Just knowing I am not alone is the best feeling..I can not let this man rule my life anymore, I need to get back my life!! I will never forget, I can only grow; with some help I will get there..I believe!! |
| Name: | Theresa |
| Email: | waitandbld@yahoo.com |
| page: | http://myspace.com/1timethatsall |
| comments: | I was molested as a child for many many years,and I just want other females/men to know that there is hope, we can get through all of this :) <3 |
| Name: | Rebecca |
| comments: | Feels sorta odd writing on here. this is a really great site. 7tears ago i went on a christian camp(I was 12) and was raped by one of the youth leaders. It's only recently i've started facing my past, and breaking down the walls of fear i have built up around me all these years, thanks to my truely wonderful and patient boyfriend. I know i'll never forget, or be able to fully leave it behind, but he has shown me that i can make the most of today and get out and face my future. |
| Name: | Malisa |
| Email: | Mstaton100@yahoo.com |
| comments: | I think this is a great sight and is really a breath of fresh air. i have been beat and abused not to mention raped by my ex for about 9 years really since the divorce. the PD here will not do anything to stop him so i have decided to take matters into my own hands and i just wanna say to everyne out there keep your head up and do not let them WIN over you! |
| Name: | keeley |
| Email: | keeley5866251650@aol.com |
| comments: | From the age of 12 i was sexually abused by a neighbour. He tried to rape me at 14. I was abused by many man before being raped and i ended up pregnant. My daughter is 3 now. I am going through such a hard time right now and am finding it so hard to heal. Coming to this website has showed me it can be done. Thank you |
| Name: | Mary |
| Email: | brown8040@bellsouth.net |
| comments: | Being stabbed 17 times and being left to die by the man I was so in love with definately left me with constant reminders. It has been 7 years and I sometimes wake in the middle of the night...afraid. Maybe one day I can see past that night. GC thank you for allowing me to be a part of what you are doing and I will be bringing you an addition to Hope Quilt. |
| Name: | Ruth |
| Email: | RAFREESPIRIT@hotmail.com |
| comments: | I have survived being sexually abused from the age of four years by an uncle till I was about eight. I was molested by my father too. At fourteen I was raped by a stranger who threatened me afterward if I ever told anyone. As an adult I endured a horribly abusive relationship. Today, I heal. THIS is where I say what I want to say and I say NO MORE! I will not dwell with this any longer. I will not let the past determine my future. Abuser you do not win, my soul, my life, my opinion of myself all belong to me having nothing to do with you. You are insignificant. You have lost control, you are powerless. I have risen above you from the depths of pain and self loathing to a beautiful soul. I do shine. I tell my truth and you cannot stop the truth. My soul rises above and shines with strength and HOPE and LOVE! |
| Name: | Rachel |
| Email: | proudmama05@mn.rr.com |
| comments: | You destroyed an awsome friendship, why she would believe you over me i dont know...I will beat you and I will beat this. I am better than you and I always will be... |
| Name: | dee |
| Email: | clifton6@cableone.net |
| comments: | I am the mother of 4 wonderful daugthers and caregive to our oldest. She is 21 and was gang raped in March of this year. Like many, the assailants have never been arrested! It is a daily struggle, flashbacks, nightmares, tears, frustration, and then we get to have a good day, smiles, hugs, laughter and living life to the fullest. I have enjoyed your web site and your quilt is wonderful. Dee |
| Name: | Nadine |
| comments: | As a child, I couldnt get around being abused but God got me through it. Im stronger for it. Like the bumper stick from hope for healing says THE CYCLE STOPS HERE. My children, my grandchildren are all loved and safe. Thank you for being here. |
| Name: | Ginger A |
| Email: | anime_angel_2@hotmail.com |
| comments: | Could you make my square say ""Rise from the ashes". I told. You didn't win." You can put my name on the square if you would like I was raped this past July. I am trying to get a conviction but justice in this town is a flippin' joke. So I think what you are doing is wonderful. It is a great way to let us know we aren't alone. |
| Name: | Amanda |
| comments: | I no longer have to look over my shoulder, you are gone, but your effects will never leave me. The rest of my life, I will have the scars you left behind. No one deserves this type of life, no one. |
| Name: | michelle |
| comments: | could you please make me a square that says: no means no. i didn't say it once, i said it 12 times. rapists are selfish cowards. i refuse to crumble. i have become so strong and will push myself up so high as a model and tv entertainment reporter that this guy's punishment will be that he will see my face everywhere he goes... |
| Name: | Heather C. |
| Email: | winterfreshkitty@hotmail.com |
| page: | http://myspace.com/leeleestick |
| comments: | I wish I could believe people when they say they are ""over IT"" but I know noone recovers from this...and I am no exception |
| Name: | Sharon Poe |
| Email: | crazydaisydog@care2.com |
| comments: | I was abused, I was silenced. There is no excuse for any kind of abuse. Never again will I be silent, never again will I be sad. My life moves forward from this moment on and my prayers go out to all to come through safe and whole. |
| Name: | Tina Elliott |
| Email: | isurvivor69@hotmail.com |
| comments: | Thank you for giving all survivors a voice. Here is what I would like on a square: "The cycle of abuse stops NOW, I won't sit by and let others become victims" Tina Elliott |
| Name: | Purple (Jules Cowan ) |
| Email: | rocinante@peacemail.com |
| comments: | Please would some Angel make a square for me saying the following... ' I will be silent now more. Where there is love , there is hope, where there is hope there is healing.' Thank you. It is a wonderful idea and I am deeply moved by your kindness. |
| Name: | Barbara |
| Email: | Palapala35@aol.com |
| comments: | This year marks three years in recovery from a violent assault/ and rape. I decided to implement a lot of security features in my life. I hired a private investiga- tor. He will post the rapists' name on a website for law enforcement. The rapist was not from Annapolis,MD> but from out of state. I decided to work on my BS degree. I have done victims advocacy. Volunteer work in law also has helped me. I write all the time. I am writing a book of poems. I love to journal. Sometimes it feels like a roller-coaster ride. Ten steps forward and five back. I want to speak to the world about the crime that happenned to me.I want to go on Oprah. It is important that people know these people are free to roam our streets. The statistics are bleak for prosecution. Arrests are a joke, a trial is a fantasy, and the reality is: you get raped, you report it, and it's like it's not a real crime. You get victimized again, and again, and again. I have to sit and ask God, what did you want me to do with this? not, why me? Justice is nonexistent in Annapolis, MD> It appears you can rape, murder, and walk away SCOTT free in maryland. What are we paying these people in Annapolis for? What sort of laws are they passing? Society needs to wake up and smell the coffee and write to their elected officials.Just read the paper and listen to the news. Dispite this I love life so much and I look forward to the day, I see Scotts' name, the rapist from Virginia Beach, VA. on the SOR. I know he will be prosecuted one day. Criminals do not change their behavior. One day I will see his name in print. I will get down on my knees and pray, and thank God. This world will be safer from predators. He will hang himself oneday! |
| Name: | Violet |
| Email: | mother_57_4@myway.com |
| comments: | I was abused by two of my brothers and my parents were aware of it but blamed me. I have become a stronger person since I have come to know it was not my fault. Anybody who has been abused needs to know it was not their fault no matter what anyone says. |
| Name: | vicki tyler |
| Email: | wvnana7@yahoo.com |
| comments: | I was abused when i was a young child by a teenage cousin. It was a repeated offense every weekend for some time. It changed how i viewed myself for a long time but thank God, I now know what real love is. It is the true, unchanging love or my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He has done a tremendous healing within me for which I will ever be grateful for. Don't give up hope. You are loved, not only by us survivors, but also the one who wil always love you-Jesus. There is a way out. Don't quit trying and ask for help. Please. |
| Name: | April Schminkey |
| Email: | aschminkey@aol.com |
| comments: | I was raped when I was seven years old. By a school teacher.You think that the y are there to protce you but that isn't always true. |
| Name: | April |
| Email: | aschminkey@aol.com |
| comments: | I'm glad to find this site. Now I know I'm not in this alone. There are others who understands my pain, and how it changed my life for ever. |
| Name: | Molli |
| Email: | molli@com.to |
| page: | http://txh.konto.pl/ |
| comments: | I came. I saw. I created a square. Thank you for letting me say I Am A Survivor. |
| Name: | Barbie |
| Email: | Palapala35 |
| comments: | The year 06 will be year 3 that I was raped. I started writing and doing victims advocacy. I want to affect changes in the laws in my state. I hope to speak to the legislature one day. I pray everyday and have strong faith in God. I think volunteer work helps tremendously. I hope to go to law school. I have come to realize in the USA, the judicial system is screwed up. When a women has a mans print on her thigh from a crime for 3 weeks(bruising)...and undergoes surgery for injuries and no trial.....???? I want to move to another country where this sort of violence does not exist. I have lost faith in the USA and our system of justice...It failed me and let a rapist go free....... |
| Name: | Diane |
| Email: | bartonstudio@cox.net |
| page: | http://www.artist-how-to.com |
| comments: | I was raped as an eight year old child by my 18 year old brother. My life has been a continual varied state of denial and dispare. I allowed him to take my power away. I am now 42, and in therapy. I feel I soon will need to confont my family about all of this, and to say it frightens me is an understatement. |
| Name: | Christine Alameida |
| Email: | C_Alameida@yahoo.com |
| comments: | I was molested from when i was 14 till i was 16, and i hate that it happened, but i love who i have become because of it. there is always good in even the worst of situations, you just have to look deep within yourself and to God to find it. Message for Hope Quilt : GOD ANSWERED MY PRAYERS, AND IF YOU'LL LET HIM, HE'LL ANSWER YOURS TOO... *CHRISTINE ALAMEIDA* |
| Name: | Julie |
| Email: | Jbooker@ashland.edu |
| comments: | I was sexual abused for 15 years and raped 3 times by my older cousin. I just told my family about it and its hard...anyone in the same situation....please email me and tell me how you are getting through your days. My family has turned on me and I had a great relationship with them. I stil have my parents but have lost my aunts, uncles and other cousins. Sometimes I just feel so alone. |
| Name: | tamra |
| Email: | americanidoladmirer@yahoo.com |
| page: | http://myspace.com/mikejonesluv |
| comments: | I think that this is a great website for people like myself trying to heal from any type of sexual abuse. God Bless |
| Name: | Bonnie |
| comments: | My first "love" repeatedly raped me starting when I was only 13 years old. With that part of me died. I still wake up from night terrors and check over my shoulder on the street. This man walks free yet I do not out of fear! |
| Name: | Nina Holden |
| Email: | info@clandestineconfessions.com |
| page: | http://www.clandestineconfessions.com |
| comments: | Together we are strong. |
| Name: | Alpha Sweetheart |
| Email: | deucelove@hotmail.com |
| comments: | i was raped this year by a x-boyfriend i had in the 10th grade 2004 was the first time i had seen him since 1994 and as a result became pregnant. i have a beautiful baby girl born 11/12 and everyday i am thankful for what i could have done instead and decided not to. remember that you can only build on tomorrow you can't change yesterday but you can can change someone else ..please be positive keep up the fight and love yourselves sisters and brothers god loves you and so do I |
| Name: | Ashley |
| Email: | ashleyestes05@yahoo.com |
| comments: | Message for Hope Quilt: "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new Creation!" Isa. 43:18 "He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds." Psalm 147:3 Ash |
| Name: | aku chiyere nwata |
| Email: | oruoyibo@la,com |
| comments: | nice web page.please keep it up.umunne i dey |
| Name: | Raul "Buddy" Escobar |
| Email: | rampent85@yahoo.com |
| comments: | Yvonne, I will always be here for you. You are the most wonderful person in my life. I hope to spend the rest of my life with you. Loving and Caringly, Buddy |
| Name: | Adrianne Cavanaugh |
| Email: | acava1982@bellsouth.net |
| comments: | " And Still Like Dust I'll Rise" Maya Angelou I am a survivor of sexual abuse/assault/rape/harassment and more, I have had a total of 17 attackers in my life. I want to share the thought that helps me get through the day written by Maya Angelou. Still we will rise! |
| Name: | lissy savala |
| Email: | spoiledlissy@yahoo |
| Name: | T. |
| Email: | Thohnholt@kc.rr.com |
| page: | http://healingthewounds.tripod/index.html |
| comments: | I am a survivor. I will not let her win! I will not let her control me! I will survive and I will thrive! I will break the Silence! I am a victim no more, from now on I am a SURVIVOR!! ~T. a survivor |
| Name: | David Jr. |
| Email: | dbandersonjr@yahoo.com |
| page: | http://www.geocities.com/dbandersonjr/David_Anderson.html |
| comments: | A survivor myself.Yes it does happen to males. That's why I am trying to spread the word. Great site - very informative. |
| Name: | justine |
| Email: | justinebarber2000@yahoo.com |
| comments: | i was raped from the age of 8 untill i was 17 by my father. im in the process of healing now. i know how hard it is, but i hope everyone knows to never give up.stand stong and live the best and be the happiest you can. you will have bad days and it will never compleatly go away, but your strength will make it better. |
| Name: | Lacey Harden |
| Email: | fight4innocence@yahoo.com |
| comments: | I was raped everyday for the first 18 1/2 years of my life....I am only 19. The road to healing is rocky, however WE CAN OVERCOME. Healing, though it might be as painful as living through the rape(s), is easier because we know that we SURVIVED!!!!!!! Message for Hope Quilt: Healing is a path, not a sudden landing... Rape Survivor 19 yrs Lets Heal Together Lacey Harden |
| Name: | Paul |
| Email: | scoutfromga@yahoo.com |
| comments: | I've been here at Hope For Healing nearly a year.I was raped twice as a pre-teen,and am male.This group has been so profoudly helpful to me in beginning to recover I cannot say enough.But there are more male rape survivors than people know,so I wanted to get that message out,as well as offering my help to other victims.I was a victim services worker for three years,and have worked with many teen survivors. Everyone here has a story; we heal together every day.As long as we stay together, we can never fail. Paul (Washington State) |
| Name: | Roneya |
| Email: | Roneya@aol.com |
| comments: | I dream of a day where I can feel peace with myself instead of fear. I dream of a day where I can see strength in myself and not flashbacks. Every day I get more and more inspired to fight for these dreams of mine. Survivors keep fighting through you i gain strength and my faith in a day with no fear _Roneya 26 NYC |
| Name: | Rachel |
| Email: | foreverhaiz@yahoo.com |
| comments: | Nothing is predestined: The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings. |
| Name: | Jen |
| comments: | Survivor of rape for 1 year |
| Name: | Cat Harvey |
| Email: | ca3478154@yahoo.com |
| comments: | I am a survivor of domestic violence. It has been 4 years. |
| Name: | Helen |
| comments: | Thank you for the chance to "speak" out in the world. Please add a square for me if it isn't too late. I am a survivor. I am a woman. Violence against women and children is a crime the world turns a blind eye to. Thanks for this forum! Helen |
| Name: | vickie |
| Email: | harasnort@yahoo.com.au |
| comments: | jessica thirteen "Autralia" with family and friends we shall win this struggel. Stand up and be counted and make laws change all over the world. |
| Name: | Dawn |
| Email: | Brownelouisedawn@yahoo.com |
| comments: | The message i would like on my square for the hope quilt is: True to myself, no longer controled by the past - a survivor i am - and proud to be one. Thank you Dawn |
| Name: | gloria |
| Email: | gloria_m763@yahoo.com |
| comments: | iam a survivor its been a long road happened when i was 16. i think the quilt is a wonderfull thing people are making. it said going to be on display monday, to late for me to make one. it would be nice to have someone make one for me. |
| Name: | Carla |
| comments: | I came. I saw. I created a square. Thank you for letting me say I Am A Survivor. - Rape@15, DV@18 |
| Name: | Bethany |
| comments: | Live long and prosper. Don't let an abuser rule your life. |
| Name: | Stacey |
| Email: | sp14183feelgood@hotmail.com |
| comments: | hey there i am a survivor of date rape i live in australia and would like to say that people like all of you make me want to get up in the morning and go on with my life thanks you |
| Name: | Melissa |
| Email: | EmtAngel7131@aol.com |
| page: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WearebeinghurtWhydowestay |
| comments: | I am a SURVIVOR of DV. If anyone would like to talk I will listen and help anyone any way I can. God Bless and Stay Safe. |
| Name: | pamela |
| Email: | gizmokid14928213@hotmail.com |
| comments: | This is a great site it helps to know that I am not alone... And that people do care..... |
| Name: | Richelle Thomeczek |
| Email: | rish02@hotmail.com |
| comments: | Through GOD us girls can get through anything. Although it's a shame to have to go through being sexually assaulted. |
| Name: | Richelle Thomeczek |
| Email: | rish02@hotmail.com |
| comments: | Through GOD us girls can get through anything. Although it's a shame to have to go through being sexually assaulted. |
| Name: | Amy |
| Email: | ami_pooh@yahoo.com |
| comments: | Its really sad that such a traumatic event brought together a great group of girls like us!! This is a wonderful website, thank you so much for making it!! It helps more than you know on those hard days. For the quilt- "You don't know your strength until you're tested". I didn't know how true that saying was until I had to live it. Amy |
| Name: | Amanda Campbell |
| Email: | staffordg@bellsouth.net |
| comments: | You know it is amazing how I read the dreambook and I never realized how many people have gone through and are going through what I am going through. Somedays I will be fine and somedays i will be a basketcase. I am hurting soooo bad. I feel that noone cares especially my boyfriend. What am i to do? |
| Name: | amanda campbell |
| Email: | staffordg@bellsouth.net |
| comments: | i have been there i am 24 with a 3 year old and i am still hurting pretty bad. i have tried everything but nothing works. so hopefully it will all go away some day |
| Name: | vi clynch |
| Email: | mumsie20002000@yahoo.co.uk |
| comments: | My daughter was raped four months ago my beautiful baby and no body seemed to care we have been together for the past months talking talking and thank God she has started the long process of healing her fiance has turned away from her after six years and has given no support but she carries on she will win and get through I KNOW God Bless you all. |
| Name: | Jessica Chambers |
| Email: | blueroses13@aol.com |
| comments: | i was sexaully abused for seven years by my step dad. its so great that something so great has come along and were able to come together as one and overcome this. i want my sqaure to say "remeber this word Fixus.. and uphill battle but a battle we can all overcome." thanks, jessica :) |
| Name: | Sarah Wright |
| Email: | UnforeseenEvents@Bellsouth.net |
| comments: | A righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lod delivers him from them all. -Psalm 34:19 |
| Name: | Debra |
| comments: | Let my square say: "I can achieve my dreams" Thanks so much for this! I don't live in TN but I think it's a great idea! Let's all help by telling our friends to come sign here! |
| Name: | Claudia |
| Email: | Marinewife1106@yahoo.com |
| comments: | Hello, I would like for someone to add a square in my name please. I was raped nearly 4 years ago this August and still have not even begun to heal or deal with all the aspects of it. I was drugged and raped very savagely and do not wish this on anyone ever. I have struggled with my rape issues from day one. I tried to press charges but I had no "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" to make it to a court so in a way that was also damaging to see the animal just get off clean as if nothing had happend and I am left with all these feelings I cant seem to make sense of? rage to anger anger to sadness sadness to questioning Why? I guess it was just one of those wrong place at the wrong time situations. Please have my square read: I am not a victim I will dust myself off and become the woman I once was no matter what the odds are against me! Have faith in God and he will bring you to it. :) Thanks! |
| Name: | Lauren Villa-Kelemen |
| Email: | perdu_et_seul@hotmail.com |
| page: | http://www.angelfire.com/darkside/icy |
| comments: | I would like someone to make a square for me, please. I would like it to read: "Courage, understanding and forgiveness are the foundation for a full and complete recovery" Even though I'm not there, yet, I would like others to know that it's okay to feel a little lost and a little sad, but I want everyone to realize that if we're not strong, then we'll just spin in circles. |
| Name: | House of Hur |
| Email: | house_of_hur@yahoo.com |
| page: | http://www.geocities.com/house_of_hur/ |
| comments: | After A While (alternate title - Comes the Dawn) After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul, and you learn that love doesn't mean leaning and company doesn't mean security, and you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises, and you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead, with the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child, and you learn to build all of your roads on today because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans, and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight. After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much. So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. And you learn that you really can endure... That you really do have worth. And you learn and you learn... With every goodbye you learn. by Veronica A. Shoffstall |
| Name: | Adani |
| comments: | For my square: With faith you always have hope. Thanks for the website! You have helped me find my hope many times. |
| Name: | Brittni |
| Email: | bambina59_us@yahoo.com |
| comments: | I was raped a few years ago and had to fight just to get my case heard. It tore me apart for years and I felt as though the world was slowly unraveling around me. I came to realize that I had to stand up for myself as well as others in the future. I couldn't let these two men get away and do this to someone else. Personal quote: The loudest silence is that of your own pain, break the silence. |
| Name: | Shelly |
| Email: | shelly_belly35@hotmail.com |
| comments: | I was raped a year ago feb 10th 2004. By my fiancee and his best friend. It was the hardest thing to go through. If it wasnt for all the help from family and friends. Mostly my friend Jill. I would have never made it this far. I am slowly recovering. It will take a while but just have to be strong through it. I have had the hardest time with relationships. Its hard to trust agaian. Shelly |
| Name: | Barbie |
| Email: | alohabarbiegirl@aol.com |
| comments: | This website has brought me hope, and healing when I was at my lowest point after the rape. It is so beneficial to hear other peoples situations. Unfortunately in May 2003, I made a poor decision, to go to the second location with a stranger. I was assaulted and raped. The rapist was never booked, charged, or polygraphed. He is free to commit more crimes against women. I would like to hear from other people who optomistically reported their rape/assault. I honestly felt raped twice. Once by the assailant/perpetrator and secondly by the investigators... I so believe the rapist/ Scott/ from Virginia Beach, Va. that raped me ....will ultimately be behind bars oneday. Criminals do not stop their deviant behavior..the more and more I think about the crime...the more I still want to try and get an attorney..but no lawyers want to take a rape case. My living a good life, an honest life, and being successful and helping others helps me heal. Somtimes it feels overwheming, the emotions...and the worst is knowing the perpetrator is out in society. That has to be the most sickening feeling in the entire world..to know that this cycle will repeat itself, until oneday someone has all the right set of circumstances for a conviction...I just pray that justice will be served upon the rapist that assaulted and raped me. And I wonder how an animal of this nature can exist in humanity. It feels like I will never get past the hurt. I have lost faith in our justice system. I still believe in reporting these perpetrators. My sister reported the person that committed a crime against her, and she prosecuted, and he went to jail..he did the same thing to two other women, but they would not come forward...I was so proud of that judge in South Carolina! I would like to say to people that have been raped, to come forward, and report, and one day, these rapists will have their day in court.If enough people come forward on the same person, then perhaps the authorities will be forced to arrest. And maybe one day the world will be less violent. And when the person that raped me is behind bars I know the world will be so much safer. I will never give up or loose hope or faith....that the rapist that ripped my knees in three places..and put me through two surgeries, will be addressed...He will have to answer to God on judgement day. Maybe not on this earth, but in a very hot place...because he will not be going to heaven...that is a fact! Aloha, Barbie 2005 |
| Name: | Kiesha |
| comments: | As long as the sun rises on another day we have hope that we can heal. ---------------------------- I hope this is short enough for a square. I'm telling my friends about it right now! |
| Name: | Allison |
| Email: | allisony2k@hotmail.com |
| page: | http://alisony2k.tripod.com |
| comments: | I hope someone will make a quilt square with what I am about to share: I was raped in 1997 by a friend in college. A friend whom I thought I could trust, a friend whom I thought I could confide in, and a friend who I never thought would do this to me. I'm sure many feel the same way. My story is a little different than most. I'm a pre-operative male-to-female transexual. I was raped by a gay male. I never thought to this day that a person only interested in men would rape a person who wants to become a female. At the time it happened I was just coming to terms with myself and he was the only person I confided in. It's saddening to know someone could betray your trust in such a violent manner. In searching for my own personal healing, I found very few resources aimed at transexual rape survivors, which is why I started my own site. I know I am not the only TS girl who is a survivor, but I do know there are not many places we can turn to for support. We are not female survivors because of our anatomy. We are not male survivors because of our female mindset. We are in that grey area between the two. I can only hope that in creating my site and a quilt square, others will be inspired to come forth from their shadows. This is not something we should expect or accept for being "who we are". We are people just like everyone else. We are not objects, we're human. When I asked to be treated like a woman, this IS NOT what I had in mind. ~Allie~ |
| Name: | Christine Bean |
| Email: | christinebean2u@hotmail.com |
| page: | http://www.christinebean.com |
| comments: | Hi everyone. I am happy to be a part of the "webring circle." I would also volunteer to do a quilt square. I do hope you all visit my website and click the cat. It briefly speaks of the story, "Have you seen my Cat?...the story of the legal kidnapping our my daughter, Catherine." Our story involves abuse, harassment/stalking, recovery and SURVIVAL!!! I do hope you'll click on the animated graphic (red) of my name. It has various works of poetry, some of which deals with abuse and redirecting some of the negative emotions into writing and recovery. I will never be a victim. I am a survivor and I will ALWAYS fight for my daughter, because that is what a Mommy does!!! |
| Name: | Barbara |
| Email: | kuuipoy2kbarbie@aol.com |
| comments: | It has been a 1 1/2 yrs since the rape. It feels like a roller coaster ride. My strong faith in God has helped me through this ordeal.JUst knowing that I did the right thing to survive the assault/rape. The biggest obstacle is knowing that justice was never served. I look at the world in a totally different perspective. If I had the monetary backing to prosecute the rapist I certainly would have..It is still on the table , as the stats of limitations in my state are 7 yrs! If I was to give anyone advise on the healing process...I think a good support system is paramount. A good counselor or therapist. I still continue working hard toward goals as difficult as is is....To concentrate on me in the healing process...and not on the opinions of others...I know what happenned the nite I was assaulted, God knows, and that is the only thing that is important. The perpetrator will be addressed by God one Day....if not by the judicial system when he rapes again...because criminals do not stop their behavior...they are sick..I look forward to reading that the person that raped me is behind bars for felony rape oneday...20 yrs..There is no doubt in my mind he will engage in this destructive, criminal behavior again.I pray that an honest investigation , unbiased, and nonjudgemental one can transpire, and the facts will present themselves, and the perpetrator will go down hard...There is absolutely never been any doubt in my mind...Sincerely, BArbie |
| Name: | Elizabeth |
| Email: | hundleybeth@msn.com |
| comments: | Please Help Me! I was sexually abused, molested, & raped from the ages of 2 to 10. I am now 16 years old. I can't deal with no more of the hurt and pain anymore. I want to give up. I can't take it no more. my name is Laura Elizabeth. you can call me Liz. I cry all the time and don't know what to do. Please E-mail me back. add me to yahoo messenger if you have it, so we can talk about this. I want to get out. I live in the same house it happened in. Please Help Me!!!!!!!!! |
| Name: | Cathie |
| Email: | cflores@yahoo.com |
| comments: | It's scary to write in this dreambook. You don't know who will read it or if it will help any one. You don't what your darkest most shamful secrets exposed for everyone to see. But if one person found comfort in the words that she read....then it was all worth it. |
| Name: | Cathie |
| Email: | cflores@yahoo.com |
| comments: | I was molested as a child until I was teenager. I was raped at the age of 15. When I went to my mother for comfort all those times,she just blamed me and said that I had asked to it. After years of hearing the same words over and over again from someone that you love you begin to believe all that you were told. "You're worthless,you're ugly,you're stupid, you're nothing, you're better off dead, you should have never been born". Men saw that I was hurtung inside, and used that against me. They would hit me lock in rooms, rape me again only this time without the violence, but the pain was just the same. I lost myself. I looked into a bottle and drugs for a feeling of relief, but all it did was numb the pain temporary. In the morning or when the numbness wore off all I felt was this big,black,empty hole inside. Every day I would die just a little bit more. Then one day, I realized that the only people who could help me was myself,and GOD. I'm not alone like I thought I was. There are people just like me who feel the same pain. As the days pass, I realize this more and more...I'm not alone. Sure the pain is still there. I am in no way done from finding myself or with the healing process, but I know that I have made the start, and that's gotta mean something. So in your darkest day or nights, when you feel like there is no one who understands you or what your feeling, when you feel like there is no one or no place you can turn to, and there is no stopping the pain that comes from deep in your heart and in your soul, remember.....you're not alone. |
| Name: | Cathie |
| Email: | cflores@yahoo.com |
| comments: | I was molested as a child until I was teenager. I was raped at the age of 15. When I went to my mother for comfort all those times,ahe just blamed me and said that I had asked to it. After years of hearing the same words over and over again from someone that you love you begin to believe all that you were told. "You're worthless,you're ugly,you're stupid, you're nothing, you're better off dead, you should have never been born". Men saw that I was hurtung inside, and used that against me. They would hit me lock in rooms, rape me again only this time with violence but the pain was just the same. I lost myself. I looked into a bottle and drugs for a feeling of relief, but all it did was numb the pain temporary. In the morning or when the numbness wore off all I felt was this big,black,empty hole inside. Every day I would die just a little bit more. Then one day, I realized that the only person who could help me was myself(and GOD). I'm not alone like I thought I was. There are people just like me who feel the same pain. As the days pass, I realize this more and more...I'm not alone. Sure the pain is still there. I am in no way done from finding myself or with the healing process, but I know that I have made the start, and that's gotta mean something. So in your darkest day or nights, when you feel like there is no one who understands you or what your feeling, when you feel like there is no one or no place you can turn to, and there is no stopping the pain that comes from deep in your heart and in your soul, remember.....you're not alone. |
| Name: | Lauren |
| comments: | Here's what I want to say... I will no longer be silent...the children must have a voice... |
| Name: | Bethany |
| comments: | I found a way to escape. I learned to fight and to be strong, and to hide. I NOW have learned to face fears and be strong and honest with myself and allow myself to heal. I am STRONG. I am powerful. He does not have power over me anymore. And he never will again. |
| Name: | Kimmarie Richardson |
| Email: | kimmarie@wpi.edu |
| comments: | I had been sexually abused from the age of 2 to 8 years old. Then I was raped when I was 16 years old. I had horrible intimate relationships with boys/men until 3 years ago (I am now 29 years old). The boyfriends beat me, sexually assualted me, verbally and mentally abused me. I have found through my experience, if one form of abuse is recognized, most likely some of the other forms are being used to abuse you as well. 5 years ago, I was falling apart. I decided to heal my soul. It wasn't easy nor always pleasent. BUT I would do it all over again in a heart beat. Nothing compares to getting your freedom back. The demons are gone and the pain is gone. You can and you will get though the tough parts. YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH!! You have already gone through the hardest part. Being abused is the most horrific part of healing. My advice: keep focused on the freedom you will obtain. Push past your comfort zones and most importantly create a great support group. YOU ARE WORTH YOUR WEIGHT IN GOLD. You are mentally stronger than most people you know. You can and you will succeed in your healing. |
| Name: | Kimmarie Richardson |
| Email: | kimmarie@wpi.edu |
| comments: | I had been sexually abused from the age of 2 to 8 years old. Then I was raped when I was 16 years old. I had horrible intimate relationships with boys/men until 3 years ago (I am now 29 years old). The boyfriends beat me, sexually assualted me, verbally and mentally abused me. I have found through my experience, if one form of abuse is recognized, most likely some of the other forms are being used to abuse you as well. 5 years ago, I was falling apart. I decided to heal my soul. It wasn't easy nor always pleasent. BUT I would do it all over again in a heart beat. Nothing compares to getting your freedom back. The demons are gone and the pain is gone. You can and you will get though the tough parts. YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH!! You have already gone through the hardest part. Being abused is the most horrific part of healing. My advice: keep focused on the freedom you will obtain. Push past your comfort zones and most importantly create a great support group. YOU ARE WORTH YOUR WEIGHT IN GOLD. You are mentally stronger than most people you know. You can and you will succeed in your healing. |
| Name: | madelaine Eicken |
| Email: | maddi.robinson@telus.net |
| comments: | I am strong, I will survive and I did survive 2 rapes,molested by a step grandfather when I was five, beaten almost to death by an ex husband and mentally abused,and humiliated by my second husband (cheated on me with my best girlfriend right in front of me) I have come a long way since.then..I picked up the pieces of a battered life and moved on to bigger and better things. I moved to British Columbia from New Jersey and will be married to my true soul mate who accepts me for everything I am and everything that happened to me...and I made a solemn promise...that no one man or woman will ever ever walk over me, humiliate me torture me or abuse me again...EVER....I am a survivor and I am WOMAN....hear me roar....... |
| Name: | Lisa Marie Brodsky |
| Email: | lisamariebrodsky@gmail.com |
| page: | http://romanticcircussongs.blogspot.com |
| comments: | please write this on the quilt and know i am so appreciative of all that you do: "Tears are safe. Love is safe. Sensitivity is safe. I am safe. I don't have to have memories to know the that my inside child is crying. I trust her and I hold her and we heal together." |
| Name: | Amy Kilrain |
| Email: | misepise@yahoo.com |
| comments: | I am 26, and finally learned how to love my brother for doing what he did. But I have learned to forgive. I'll never forget, but my life has to go on and I cannot let this hold me down, only to make me a stronger person, and that things will happen, it is the stronger people that deal with this at that is why it happens to the most strongest people like ourselves. |
| Name: | debbie |
| Email: | delguire@hotmail.com |
| comments: | it has been 10 years since i've had a black eye or broken nose...We can all be strong enough to walk away from abusive relationships..it still hurts on an emotional level, but if my hurt will help others i am willing to share. |
| Name: | Chrissie |
| Email: | capricorn_catt@yahoo.com |
| comments: | It has been 12 long, painful, dark years since I was raped. The dark times are fewer between, but the pain, fear, shame, disgust is the same. No one realizes that a rapist is a theif, except you can never recover what they stole. |
| Name: | Camille |
| Email: | CAMYW1@aol.com |
| comments: | I am trying very hard to be a Survivor. I was sexually abused by my father and I am 52 and I'm still having a hard time. |
| Name: | Lauren |
| Email: | tiggersmiles@hotmailcom |
| comments: | I survived what has been done to me. Now I will survive the pain. I will not let them win. I will come out on top. I am strong. |
| Name: | aku chi-na nwata |
| Email: | ngbada@maga.com |
| comments: | pray for those who ve'offended you to that,cos their punishment will bee more than yours if they dont repent 4rm that act. |
| Name: | Lacy Jenkins |
| Email: | sondrajenkins@msn.com |
| comments: | i was just 15 when he had his friend rape me... i will never forget what they did. and now a year and a half later youd think id be better but im not... im really not. but all i can do is keep hoping that the pain ceases one day and i can trust people again... i got no justice for my case either, none at all, and that really screwed me up inside because i thought police and lawyers were supposed to help you... well now the two guys are walking around free forever... maybe one day things will get better. but to everyone out there who went through this shit too, i love you all and im here if yall need me... although im not very good to myself im an excellent friend to others. |
| Name: | Tammy Bush |
| Email: | tammylynn_74@hotmail.com |
| comments: | You may not consider what you did to me "rape" as we werent strangers i wasnt walking down the street at 11pm.... You manipulated me into trusting you caring for you... You were going to help me get over the rape i was dealing with... You lied to me gave me alcohol and valium and told me it would "help" I never remember having sex with you, I remember locking myself into the bathroom and sleeping on the cold floor to get away from you.. I wasnt ready and you knew that..You hurt me more then my rapist ever did.. Iam stronger now bc God chose to give me a baby your son...I went against you and refused the abortion you demanded..You made me stronger, I will never forget yet I will forgive as Iam Christian.. |
| Name: | Barbie |
| Email: | kuuipoy2kbarbie@aol.com |
| comments: | I survived an assault and rape (may 03). I have strong faith in God. I have forgived the rapist. The criminal mind is an evil, unforgiving, sociopathic mind. I do volunteer work, i am pursuing the rapist in a civil suit. He was reported and will be addressed judicially. I have an incredible support system..counselors, friends, family etc. I did nothing to provoke or cause this rape. I had one surgery for a torn knee, severe trauma. One to two more surgeries to go.. The hardest part is knowing the rapist from Virgina Beach, Va. is free to rape again. I will tell the world, Scott of Va. Beach is a rapist, a military officer, and he will be in jail for felony rape one day when ANOTHER VICTIM gets enough evidence against him...and that means, he has to rape more people.I chose to stay alive and not fight the rapist..I used my mind, i am alive, and i thank God i survived. The surgeries bite and the judicial system leaves much to be desired..but God does not sleep, Scott the rapist will go to jail one day. I am convinced, this monster will not stop this behavior..It hurts to know he is free and i fear for the next victim...I will continue to pray and be strong. i AM NEVER TO BLAME, NOTHING ABOUT ME COULD HAVE PROVOKED AN ASSAULT AND ATTACK.i LOVE LIFE, GOD, MY FRIENDS...i AM STAYING POSITIVE, GOING TO SCHOOL, COUNSELING AND HOPE TO COUNSEL VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES ONE DAY. THERE IS NO JUSTICE FOR WOMEN IN AMERICA. Barbie, Annapolis, MD. |
| Name: | James and Emily |
| comments: | We stand together and will achieve together a renewed and stronger marriage. Many thanks! |
| Name: | James |
| comments: | Men are abused too. Thanks to those who created this site. Emily and I have found encouragement by reading others posts! |
| Name: | Emma |
| comments: | Without fools the rest of us could not succeed. said by MarkTwain The man who abused me is the biggest fool indeed. Despite his intentions I survive. said by me. |
| Name: | Michelle |
| comments: | Only the strong survive. WE are the SURVIVORS! More power to US! |
| Name: | Bess |
| comments: | I looked for a way out of the pain. God showed me the way through. Today, I am stronger than ever before. When God puts someone in your path who can help you, let them. It's not easy but you are not alone. |
| Name: | Jeanne |
| comments: | He "thinks" he got off. He didn't. GOD seen and will meet him one day and then will he be judged! He can run but cannot hide, not from GOD! Love to all! |
| Name: | Nora Mae |
| comments: | "...Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light." --Dylan Thomas We are strong. We are survivors. We have not been -- will not be beaten. |
| Name: | A.G. |
| comments: | despite it all, go toward your destiny... |
| Name: | Mel |
| comments: | Being a survivor we hope one day we see that it is not our fault ... rather our problem that we work through, deal with and move past, never forgetting, always on that painful journey. But knowing we didn't deserve it and hoping we work towards eradicating this crime!! |
| Name: | Felicia |
| Email: | nelsfel20@yahoo.com |
| comments: | They put us through misery and despair, but we'll make it through, and in the end we are far better than they can dream to be. Cling to your hope, have faith in something, and you WILL succeed. |
| Name: | Stephanie |
| Email: | stephjay83@hotmail.com |
| comments: | They may hurt us, but never let them change the way we feel about ourselves. We are beautiful, we are strong and we made it. |
| Name: | Heather |
| comments: | I am a SURVIVOR and I thank God every day for what he HAS given to me!!! |
| Name: | Jane |
| Email: | Bellbird1962@yaoo.com |
| comments: | I will win this race for survival. More than that I will go on to become me. |
| Name: | JaNet W.O. |
| Email: | ebony_phoenixx@yahoo.com |
| comments: | Not just a survivor but also a thriver for 8 years. Glory be to God! |
| Name: | Freedom156 |
| Email: | Freedom156@hotmail.com |
| comments: | I am a survivor because of Christ in me! |
| Name: | Cristina |
| Email: | cicci722002@yahoo.it |
| comments: | The idea of a quilt is very important for all the rape survivors of the world because it reminds us that we aren't alone in this hard and long battle of the healing. Yhank you to all who believe in this great project. |
| Name: | Kathy |
| Email: | LeaveMeAlone9456@aol.com |
| comments: | The quilt is a great idea and by the grace of God, at least each and every one of us is alive to tell our stories, and share. We will all heal in our own way, in our own time. We will never be the same, however we will become stronger and someday move on. I think this entire quilt and guestbook should be sent to Congress, as the laws have to change. Too many of these monsters are walking the streets, while we are left damaged due to the aftermath. Bless you all. Kathy |
| Name: | Bethany |
| comments: | As I learn to live again I heal. |
| Name: | Steve |
| comments: | To those who have loved ones working through this: 1 Cor. 13 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy. It does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails… |
| Name: | Bryant Chandler |
| Email: | bluboy4_us@yahoo.com |
| comments: | When Martin Luther King went to India to visit Mahatma Ghandi, one of Ghandi's nehrus told one of King's followers that there is no shame in being a slave. There is shame in being a slave owner. So it is for us. There is no shame in having been victimized. The shame belongs to the victimizer. The only thing that can be shamefull about being a survivor is when we punish ourselves or someone else for the action of another. When we do this we become the victimizer. |
| Name: | Kaye Lawson |
| Email: | missft199@yahoo.com |
| comments: | About the HOPE QUILT please make a square for me. A SURVIVOR Thank you all that are working so hard on this project, i know it will make a difference,somewhere&sometime Thank You, Kaye |
| Name: | Kaye Lawson |
| Email: | missft199@yahoo.com |
| comments: | SURVIVOR |
| Name: | Kim |
| Email: | sweene94@yahoo.com |
| comments: | Remember that what you do with what happens to you is more important than what happens to you. |
| Name: | Connie |
| Email: | faithstudy@yahoo.com |
| page: | http://www.possibilityshop.com |
| comments: | I am a survivor. Praise God for using my healing to help others. We can make a difference! |
| Name: | Scott |
| comments: | "Survivors are not the only victoms: They are not alone in the pain, anguish, or healing. Each have someone to lean on..." |
| Name: | Michael Lowe |
| Email: | vze2g2vv@verizon.net |
| comments: | My ex-girlfriend was raped in her own appartment right around the same time I had finished college with a certificate and was going to graduate with a job in the Compter field and get married to her. What hindered me from getting married to her immediately was because the computer industries were going bankrupt that same month of graduation, and were looking for people with bachelor's degrees instead of certificates. In the process of having to go to school for 2 more years before finding a job, she was raped by a guy who talked his way into watching a movie in her appartment and convinced her that I didn't care about her just because I went to school too much. Now, here's the victory ending... At first, my ex-girlfriend didn't want anyone to know. Since I had sold my car in order to go to school, I had taken the last bus home from ever being able to see her again. The driver somehow knew something was wrong, and asked me to visit his church. I said no thank you because I already belonged to a different church that had nothing to do with singing, dancing and healings or support. When I took the last step off his bus, I changed my mind and decided to go. There, me and my ex-girlfriend became more happy about the fact that we survived as opposed to being sad over the fact that we weren't dating anymore. She got the support she needed and is doing well. |
| Name: | Amber |
| Email: | bams_bams0@yahoo.com |
| comments: | I am a survivor and will win in the end. |
| Name: | Mia |
| Email: | jeremiagarcia@yahoo.com |
| comments: | THRIVE, SURVIVE, and BE STRONG. |
| Name: | Mia Garcia |
| Email: | jeremiagarcia@yahoo.com |
| Name: | S.Blair |
| comments: | (04/29/02) ALABAMA A FIGHT NOT YET WON, BUT NEVER TO BE LOST! |
| Name: | Kathy |
| comments: | I've got power within me to stand the test of time. Healing is mine. |
| Name: | Krysten |
| comments: | Faith, hope, love I will find them. I WILL overcome. |
| Name: | Tory |
| Email: | wentlanv@boreal.org |
| comments: | To D. You no longer bring fear into my life. I will not allow it. You dwell in the dark. The sun is out now and it will dry you up and blow you away. You will never haunt my life again. If I ever run into you again, I will feel nothing but pride in the fact that I survived you. I will hold my head up with pride that I have nothing to fear and nothing to hide. You are dust. Blow! To all my sisters out there-read Pat Francisco's book "Telling". It changed my life! |
| Name: | Morgan |
| comments: | Belive. Hope. Grow. Don't Survive. Thrive. |
| Name: | Monica |
| comments: | The Lord is with us as we are survivers. He will watch over us forever and always. He will guide and protect us. He will take care of us for he is the light of the world. |
| Name: | Amanda Jo Sabins-Cabral |
| Email: | amanda860cab@aol.com |
| comments: | We are Survivors. They might of took so much from us but they can't take our will o speak out and help others. Live for yourself and always dream about tomorrow. They can't stop your dreams, that is something that only belongs to you. |
| Name: | Tina |
| Email: | roxanna_marie2003@yahoo.com |
| comments: | You won that day but as for today i have survived. You lose |
| Name: | christy |
| Email: | c71184cc@msn.com |
| comments: | ALONE WE ARE SCARED TOGETHER OTHERS ARE SCARED OF US. WE ARE SURVIVORS NOT VICTIMS. AND TOGETHER WE CAN FACE OUR FEARS! |
| Name: | Jenn |
| Email: | jenifer5321@yahoo.com |
| comments: | Time is something I can't seem to understand. It goes by but things aren't seeming to get any easier. I know its not my fault but what if he hurt someone else because I wasn't women enough to face him?? He hurt me once, I'm trying not to let him hold on to my thoughts much longer. One day I believe I will be free of him. One day!! |
| Name: | Jenn |
| Email: | jenifer5321@yahoo.com |
| comments: | Time is something I can't seem to understand. It goes by but things aren't seeming to get any easier. I know its not my fault but what if he hurt someone else because I wasn't women enough to face him?? He hurt me once, I'm trying not to let him hold on to my thoughts much longer. One day I believe I will be free of him. One day!! |
| Name: | nikki |
| comments: | he took my trust my dreams but i will not let him control my life anymore, the pain will always be strong but i survived he's where he should be now and i can live again |
| Name: | Rachel |
| Email: | angelrq@sbcglobal.com |
| comments: | nobody is worth your tears the only person that is will never make you cry. |
| Name: | Andrea |
| page: | http:// |
| comments: | It's not your fault. It's thiers. |
| Name: | Barbie |
| Email: | kuuipoy2kbarbie@aol.com |
| comments: | I would like to thank the talented surgical team that repaired my torn ligaments...Such a sad society when police do not believe you...when rapists walk free....But God does not sleep..Rapists will get what they deserve one day!I have stronger faith in God these days.Scott/ the rapist from Va. Beach will be addressed in a court of law one day. Barbie |