Rebel to Redeemed: The End of Hell

After three years in an abusive relationship, I had no doubt I was living in hell.  There were times when arguing with Duncan his eyes grew so black, that I wondered if it was Duncan or the devil I was dealing with. The weeks leading up to Christmas became a nightmare.  Our relationship became non-existent and we were not even […]

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Rebel to Redeemed: Mending Broken Relationship

By October, the relationship with Duncan had deteriorated and once again I attempted to leave. I’d not talked with Mama in over three years.  I would call my aunt or grandmother about once a year to let them know I was still alive.  Otherwise, I’d not had any communication with any other family. I’d told Duncan I was not coming […]

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Rebel to Redeemed: It Takes Time

I’d finally surrendered to God, asked His forgiveness and for Him to come into my heart and life. I wish I could tell you that “POOF” everything changed, but it didn’t. The return trip home from Scotland was pure hell. Over the following months things slowly began to grow WORSE. I began to stand up for myself, which did not […]

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Rebel to Redeemed: Finally Redeemed

By summer 2008 life had become very difficult.  Nothing I did was right for Duncan and Mary.  I’d been through numerous jobs and I had no friends. I was living on an emotional roller coaster and I wasn’t sure how much more I could endure. In August, we went to Scotland for several weeks to supposedly visit with Duncan’s “family”.  […]

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Rebel to Redeemed: Nowhere to Turn

The abuse only escalated and with it my self-esteem and self-confidence were slowly eroded. In time I lost everything I had.  I was all alone and had no one to turn, other than to Duncan* and his sister, Mary*. I had one or two co-workers that tried to warn me in the beginning, but at that time I didn’t want […]

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