by Susan Adams | May 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence
Difficult Conversations/Difficult People (How to have that difficult conversation you’ve been avoiding) Week 4 In addition to last weeks blog….. Make others aware of the problem. Many times just making someone aware of the effect they are having on you will...
by Beth Simpson | Apr 1, 2024 | Fundraising
Have you ever felt that you need a “reset” to get things on the right track? As humans we sometimes need to re-evaluate our actions and be sure as individuals, we are following what God wants for our life. That thought takes me back to a song from a group I listened...
by Beth Simpson | Apr 1, 2024 | Fundraising
So, what does “back to the basics” have to do with Reach Out Speak Out? As a board, we have decided to go back to our roots of how Reach Out Speak Out was initially envisioned. This means some adjustments in how we do some things. Our mission is “to help women in need...
by Beth Simpson | Apr 1, 2024 | Fundraising
Going back to basics related to our mission (see last week’s blog for more on the mission) means enlisting help from YOU, and look for our community and churches to help. We need your BOGO extras to donate to our families. We need your encouraging words written to our...
by Beth Simpson | Apr 1, 2024 | Fundraising
Reach Out Speak Out cannot continue to reach new clients we know are out there without your help. We have several committed board members who are passionate about what we do. We need to get back to those basics where we had people helping with time, talents,...
by Michael Neely | Mar 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence
My wedding was not a shotgun wedding, and I said those wedding vows of my own free will. The words were ringing in my ears: What God has joined together, let no man put asunder. I promise to love her until death do us apart. Love is a very complex emotion sometimes....
by Michael Neely | Mar 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence
At home that Sunday evening, she did apologize, but her apology didn’t match the offense. It’s one thing to say I’m sorry for raising my voice at you and asking for forgiveness. However, it’s a whole other ballgame to apologize for a physical assault and expect...
by Michael Neely | Mar 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence
The joy that I felt on my wedding day had now been replaced with doubt, fear, false guilt, and an uncertain future, but I was still in love. I had no idea that the same love that has your heart skipping a beat can also enslave and trap you. I now know that a love that...
by Vicki Garcia | Feb 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence, Leaving
Living with domestic abuse can numb you so that you don’t realize what all you have lost. Your aspirations and dreams lie buried under many layers of disappointment, broken promises, emotional wreckage and physical pain inflicted by your partner. You are living...
by Vicki Garcia | Feb 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence, Leaving
The stages of grief are as follows: Shock / Denial. Disbelief and numb feelings Pain / Guilt. Unbearable pain of loss and guilt for burdening others Anger / Bargaining. Insisting to God that he removes the pain or fix the situation. Depression. This may be when you...
