Sleep well little ones. As I tucked you all in to bed tonight, I began to wonder what the world will look like for you as an adult. I’m concerned that it will still be a place where there is no legal protection for babies like you, but even worse, that there won’t be as […]
He was my friend. He made me laugh. He was a very big guy about 6 foot 3 and 280 pounds. It was December 19th. I remember that distinctly. He was trying to cheer me up because it was the anniversary of my father‘s death, and he was visiting me at my apartment. I had […]
On May 4, 2018, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the Heartbeat Bill into law which would protect unborn children who have a detectable heartbeat, except “when the abortion is medically necessary” and defines “medically necessary” as cases of rape, incest and fetal abnormality, making the abortion provider the sole arbiter of these determinations. These exceptions […]
As I was scrolling through the Facebook page of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology I found an article done by Northwestern University. According to a Northwestern University national survey on Teens, Technology, and Health, 84% of teens have gotten health information online. In addition to recommending teens see a Gynecologist before age 21, […]
I love storms — seeing the dark clouds, watching the storms roll in, and dancing in the rain. I love to see the lightning and hear the thunder roar, shaking the Earth. But this was a storm that I had no opportunity to anticipate. . . . About four years ago, I was studying Christian […]
Rebecca Kiessling shares her story in a radio interview with JacksonvilleForLife on WQOP, 1460 AM
It was the start of my junior year. I was a normal 16 year old teenager. Over the summer, my parents renewed their vows which was like a second wedding for them. I enjoyed going to the lake where my uncle lived. I did things with my friends, enjoyed my close-knit family, and was looking […]
Sometimes I feel like I am the person who fell between the cracks — the lost and forgotten. I struggle in silence. I’m sharing my story here because I want to raise awareness regarding spousal rape and how serious it is. Laws have been passed here in Florida and elsewhere to terminate the parental rights […]
I grew between West Virginia, Ohio and Oklahoma. The first I can remember my dad molesting me is when I was four years old, living in Columbus, Ohio. It was Christmastime and my mom was with my younger brother who was in the hospital with asthma. We almost lost him. I was home alone with […]
When I met him in the summer of 2016, he seemed friendly, but it was clear that he didn’t understand boundaries as he was touchy, hugged a lot and was seen asking all of the women in the neighborhood if they needed help with their yard or in the house. He told me and my […]