Married to a Pedophile: “What Messages Do You Want to Hear from Me?”

Writing has been a bit healing for me since my son’s death.  Healing because writing is an outlet — a way of releasing some of my heavy grief.  Writing is a way for me to feel like I have some value and I just might be able to help someone even in my brokenness.

I’ve also been doing a lot of thinking lately.  I’ve been asking myself the question, “What am I looking for when I feel lost, alone, and without hope?”  “What kind of message am I seeking?”  I know one thing — I love to hear a person’s voice!  Skype and Facetime available to us.  Plus, youtube!  When I need comfort and help, I usually search for a video that can help calm me, validate who I am, fill me with hope, inspire me,  and help me to realize that countless others have gotten through situations much worse than mine.

I want to hear stories from survivors!  I want to look into their eyes when they speak.  I want to listen to their voice.  Why?  Because lots of people can write, but to hear a person speak from the heart — that is what I love to hear! 

And, I’m hoping you are the same way.  I can’t sit down and have coffee with you and talk at your kitchen table, but I can talk to you by way of videos.

So, I’m putting out a simple question to you, my readers.

“If you had an opportunity to hear me talk about anything related to this blog, what would you want to know?”

Please write your questions or the topics you want me to discuss in these short videos in the comment section of this blog.  Thank you!  I’ll be making my first videos next week, and I’m excited to be able to say, “I’ll be talking with you!”

What can YOU do this week to help this work continue?  Why not take some time to stop by Church Protect, Inc. and find out what that’s all about?  I’m excited to say that I’m a partner with this organization that has been founded to help keep our churches and children safe.  More and more information will be added to Church Protect each week, so bookmark it and check back frequently.

And, why not order a t-shirt while you’re at it?  I cannot wait to wear mine!  As soon as it arrives I will proudly be wearing mine to show that I belong to a group that genuinely cares about the safety of our children!  This shirt will be an identifier of who we really are!

Thank you to each and every one of you for the continued messages of hope since the death of my son.  I still cry daily, and I’m sure I will for a long time to come.  But, it helps so much when I wipe away the tears to be able to read a message from one of you — a message of hope — a message of caring.  You are helping to sustain me through this most difficult time in my life.

I’m looking forward to reading the questions you send to me to discuss.

I can promise you this — I want to leave you with hope and help for keeping our children safe!   

Love,

Clara