Parental Alienation Awareness Day

Friday, April 25, 2008


April 25 - Parental Alienation Awareness Day

Stop Parental Alienation!!!


PLEASE PUT YOURSELF IN A MOTHER'S OR FATHER'S SHOES THAT HAS NO RIGHTS TO HIS OR HER CHILD........

Doesn't get to be in his or her life, doesn't get to see him or her on her birthday, first day of school, be by his or her side when they are sick....

Try to put yourself there. We don't want ANYONE to go through this- but it is happening everywhere!!

Try to understand. Be a friend. Please help us to make a difference!! Something needs to change!!

ALL NON CUSTODIAL PARENTS SHOULD HAVE RIGHTS!! 50/50 shared parenting is in the best interest of most children!!(if both parents are responsible and are able to take care of children properly)

We do not wish this heartache on anyone. It is just not fair.

Please stop hurting our kids!




Tue Apr 22, 1:36 PM ET

MIAMI, April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Parental Alienation Awareness Day will occur on April 25, 2008. Parental Alienation (PA) is a form of child abuse that involves the systematic persuasion and manipulation of children both overtly, and with subtle behaviors that results in the destruction of a loving relationship they once shared with a parent.

The child can suffer "collateral" damage through simple exposure to the conflict or if used as a weapon against the other parent.

PA is a case of rage over reason, and inevitably scars all involved -- children, "target" spouse, and perpetrator. For the child, such damage can last well into adulthood, a lifetime in some cases, and be the cause of tragic consequences.

Most people do not know about PA until they experience it.


Parental Alienation Awareness Day has been organized for the benefit of both:

-- the children who may suffer Parental Alienation; -- the adults on whom these children depend for emotional stability -- their parents.

Members of the press or the general public may use the following contact for interviews or information:

Reid Flamer 954-206-0558 E-mail: REIDFLL@GMAIL.COM For further information on Parental Alienation go to: www.Parental-Alienation-Awareness.com

SOURCE Parental Alienation Info

God Knows

God Knows from Christian Women on the Web

http://www.cwowfoundation.org/GodKnows.html

God Knows...

When you are tired and discouraged from fruitless effort,
GOD knows how hard you have tried.

When you've cried so long your heart is in anguish,
GOD has counted your tears.

If you feel that your life is on hold and time has passed you by,
GOD is waiting for you.

When nothing makes sense and you are confused or frustrated,
GOD has the answer.

If suddenly your outlook is brighter and you find traces of hope,
GOD has whispered to you.

When things are going well and you have much to be thankful for,
GOD has blessed you.

When something joyful happens and you are filled with awe,
GOD has smiled upon you.

Remember that wherever you are or whatever you are feeling, GOD knows!


Pray for someone who may not realize that "God Knows" today!!!

Why

Friday, April 18, 2008

Why?


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Death is a reminder that there are few things in this life that we have control over. But we do have control over choices we make. We can choose to focus on the good and positive and remember all the gifts that the Lord has brought into our lives. Yes, you might want to curse God because he took someone you love so dearly and sometimes carrying on is hard. I know there is a part of yourself that goes with your loved one that died and in some ways you feel like you are being cheated. But the Lord would never cheat you. Tomorrow is another day and another gift from God. Long before my dad ever had cancer, he greeted EVERY SINGLE DAY with a smile and demonstrated his love for others every chance he got. He continued to do so, even after the diagnosis and he knew he would surely die. I try to do the same.

Tomorrow I will smile again, but today I am sad. The news of another sweet soul losing their life to cancer is making my heart ache for those families having to deal with losing their loved one. It's not as close to home as the last two times but it still has an effect on me since someone I love is hurting because of it. I have sat down and prayed for her and the family. She is too far away to hug, so all I can do is write these words and remind her that the Lord is near...

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18

All this leads me to think about the last 36 hours of my dads life... as if it is really all that far from my mind. We arrived at my parents' home on that Thursday in Jul '06 and by Friday evening my dad was gone. To this day I am convinced that he was hanging in there, waiting for me. The communication was minimal on that Thursday, but dad was still responding as we held hands and he repeated some of the things I was saying. I remember his eyes looking directly into mine and him saying "thank goodness you made it".

He knew it wouldn't be long. We weren't sure, we just were following the lead of the hospice nurse and prayed for a peaceful ending to a long battle with the ugly monster called cancer. Friday was frightful as we witnessed what the body does as it begins it's demise to death. It seemed as though he was already gone as his body shut down and he was doing the "death moan" as I call it. But I was so sure he could hear as I sang hymns and read some bible verses. I was the last person to give him his dose of morphine so that he could rest peacefully. It had to be comforting for him to have a house full of people who cared and were nearby for mom and I. Although I was not there in the room holding his hand when he died, I was glad I was there to say goodbye. He knew I was there close by and that's what matters to me. This helped me deal with his death... being there. I don't know how I would of coped not being there to say goodbye for the last time.

If we trust in God, we can take life as it comes. There is no denying that we have troubles. I learned from my dad that we just have to deal with things one day at a time. But he also taught me that it is God who gives us the strength each day to deal with life's challenges. We should always go to Him in times of need and that we must also bow down in thankfulness for all that God has given us. Praise the Lord, He is so good!!!!

Blessings K I love you!



"In a beautiful blue lagoon on a clear day, a fine sailing ship spreads its brilliant white canvas in a fresh morning breeze sails out to the open sea.

We watch her glide away magnificently through the deep blue and gradually see her grow smaller and smaller as she nears the horizon.

Finally, where the sea and sky meet, she slips silently from sight; and someone near me says, 'There, she is gone!'

Gone where? Gone from sight, that is all.

She is still as large in mast and hull and sail, still just as able to bear her load. And we can be sure that, just as we say, 'There, she is gone!' another says, 'There, she comes!!!' "


--- Unknown

I hate ugly

Thursday, April 10, 2008


The words seemed larger than life, her messaged titled ’IN REALITY’. Perhaps it was because I just woke up and hadn’t had my coffee yet. It was brewing and I continued with my morning routine… trying to ignore the fact that she sent me a message into myspace. I read my daily devotions and continued to open my email. So there it sat in myspace inbox, taunting me. Oh yes, she’s so good at taunting people lol. I immediately regretted not setting my options to ’don’t accept messages from non-friends’ or whatever.

I don’t know if I made the coffee too strong and I felt jittery, but suddenly I deleted her message without reading it. Seriously, I am embarrassed to say but I immediately went to the TRASH BOX to retrieve it and I stared at the message and her myspace photo next to it. I had to shut my eyes quickly before they burned (obviously from the lack of sleep haha) I said a quick prayer! Thank you Lord for giving me the courage to leave it where it belonged… IN THE TRASH! For I was sure that it was full of negative and mean things. I thought about the words in the Lord’s Prayer "and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil" And then I deleted it forever. What a relief!!

So you see, I’m not going to be sucked in and I’m sure there will be some kind of repercussion… there always is. If I continued down that road I’d be engaging in behavior that is not very Christian-like. No, I’m not perfect! But I do try to be a good person, set a good example for my boys, put others before myself and make it my goal to love and encourage my friends and family daily. There are times when negativity rears its ugly head. Yes it’s true, I started looking at her page and I immediately started feeling that negativity. I was informed about a blog she posted and it upset me because prior to that I had just put the same thing in a bulletin to my friends (yes, Ray’s son is on my friends list). That’s when I became the sucker and things just escalated! It was stupid on my part, but at least we know that things have not changed. Eight years of negativity and sheer meanness, it gets old!! And I’m pretty sure that years from now we will still be dealing with the same old issues. Isn’t it a shame, all this wasted time?


Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:4

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29

In Memory 10 Apr 2008

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

A year has passed and to this day
We miss you more than words can say





Love -- Jenn, Ray, Tyler and Andrew