Speaking of Domestic Violence (me!) sandra, tvgp
as i've mentioned -when you have lost a loved one, anniversaries, birthdays, holidays are times of peak and intensified sadness
we are approaching the one year anniversary of cynthia's death.
we, robert & i, have decided in advance, that we will not recognize the day of her death, but instead will remember her with a memory celebration of her life, on her birthday in september
i am so grateful for how -Jesus lead-
we have moved on from this horrific violent tragedy and great injustice
Ephesians 6:13
..having done all the crisis demands...
ryan is in jail. it will be anywhere from 4 to 5 years before he is officially sentenced; but he is off the streets -we cannot do more here; it is done.
the family gathered, shared love & memories, and placed cynthia's ashes with her parents ashes
there is not more we can do here; it is done
those are the practical/pragmatic realities the crisis demanded. add in realities the crisis demands like cleaning cynthia's aparment; dividing/donating her property; legal paperwork; visits to police station, mandatory phone calls, etc.
and Robert and I decided together, that evil had already taken too much territory
that if we spent our days upset, in a rage, tormented, angry, vengeful and/or inconsolably sad
that would be evil claiming even more territory.
we are fighting like Christians in this spiritual battle
love, peace, joy, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self control
Trusting God
the obituary enlightens people about domestic violence
and requests/suggest [does not demand or pressure or force]
but if you would like,
in lieu of flowers
donate to a domestic abuse center of your choice.
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i cannot process, think about, consider, or write about this violent tragedy; this murder
without seeing it in contrast to our recent current events
and ponder
media attention and how it does and does not work.
awareness campaigns and how they do and do not work
protests and how they do and do not work
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i know this:
where you see enlightenment, peace, unity, justice, healing and love
you see God at work through people
where you see ignorance, conflict, division, injustice, aggravation and hate
you see humanities enemy at work through people
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In Jesus name, with love & gratitude for our healing
and in prayer for healing for all
hallelujah & amen!
posted by SHE @ 12:28 PM
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