Sandra Hults
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VCRs and other things
Inspired by: Awake and Alive – Skillet
Yes. That really is a VCR. If you don’t know what one is/have never used it, I don’t know if we can be friends. And yes, that really is our writing prompt for the week. To the Figgies, who looked at this and said “really, Mia?” I will admit, I was among them and said as much to our hostess with the mostest.
But then I got to thinking…
And that thinking generated a discussion. There is a magazine that I am a fan of called Holl & Lane. They right honest, kick you in the face stories about life, travel-I’ll get more into it and how you can get involved next post. (You guys get a two-fer today.) At any rate, they wrote an article about a charity called The Mend Project. You can also check them out on Facebook.
The article was about the charity’s founder. She was a survivor of not only childhood sexual abuse but a long-term emotionally abusive marriage. Oddly enough she was married exactly as long as I was and suffered through many of the same issues I did. I am an abuse survivor. Like the founder of The Mend Project, when I divorced I alienated friends and family because people did not believe me. There were no physical signs. The blog is not a place to get into details. They’re not stories I share openly but I will tell you this. If a survivor comes to you and is brave enough to tell you what they went through?
Believe them.
With time the days got better and I became a little more sure of myself. I grew and learned but I would not wish that sense of loneliness on anyone. The Mend Project was created to help survivors by a survivor.
Do me a favor, guys, click the links above, go look into that charity. Donate if you can.
Next post…happy news. Promise.
Sandra Hults 
I know I told you before, but I’m sorry you had to go through that. But I’m glad that you not only survived, but kicked ass and followed your dreams and found your confidence. You’re cool peeps. 🙂
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Thanks Mia! You’re pretty awesome yourself 🙂
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