THE WAKE

<p>Feeling for the first time that I had everything under full control I would no longer accept any kind of abuse and that I would spot it a mile away I set out once again on my own. Unfortunately and unknowingly I met a beautiful man who portrayed himself to be absolutely everything I had ever wanted and missed out on in all my previous relationships. Boy was I fooled. After only 3 months of courting I married him and the nightmare soon began.</p> <p>God spared my life 7 years ago. I survived domestic violence and spent 3 months in 3 different domestic violence shelters. I left the shelters with the same clothes I walked in with and a hole in the only shoes I had for 3 months. Oh and hyper vigilant post traumatic stress disorder. I could hardly leave the house for the next 3 years. Slowly and gradually I have recovered and now I am helping women and children who leave domestic violence shelters set up their entire households.</p> <p>I pray everyday to be a blessing to those I meet and that my life not be for nothing that all my suffering and sorrow not be in vain but that by sharing my story it might make a difference in someone else's life. I have since started a non-profit organization called Heaven's Household helping those women and children coming out of domestic violence shelters with the need of setting up a household.</p> <p>Moving out of shelters many of them have few or no possessions to establish a new home with. Once they have accommodations we then provide all the essentials for setting up a new household. Items such as couches beds pot and pans dishes kitchen utensils lamps vacuums clothes shoes and small appliances.</p>