tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650845911079200343.post8712563725867667428..comments2023-10-31T04:46:00.311-04:00Comments on Lovebabz: A Life in Transition: FAITH FORWARD FRIDAY: I WAS ROBBED, I WAS RESTORED: APRIL IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENSS MONTHBabz Rawls Ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04059921674059371076noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650845911079200343.post-13844667095008641192008-04-09T17:18:00.000-04:002008-04-09T17:18:00.000-04:00Hawa Bond,Thank you for your kind words.Miss KnowI...Hawa Bond,<BR/>Thank you for your kind words.<BR/><BR/>Miss KnowItAll,<BR/>Restoration is an ongoing process. I am happy in my own skin most days.Babz Rawls Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059921674059371076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650845911079200343.post-6351978023451739622008-04-08T14:12:00.000-04:002008-04-08T14:12:00.000-04:00I don't really have the words to say. But I had to...I don't really have the words to say. But I had to acknowledge lovebabz tremendous courage and thank her for touching our lives through this blog.<BR/><BR/>Hawa from<BR/><A HREF="http://www.fackintruth.typepad.com" REL="nofollow">Fackin Truth Blog</A>Hawa Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17191367234186509296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650845911079200343.post-17978437839735203862008-04-06T16:07:00.000-04:002008-04-06T16:07:00.000-04:00Brother Zay,If Sharon and I are twins, then you ha...Brother Zay,<BR/><BR/>If Sharon and I are twins, then you have to be the my long lost Triplet Brother! You get me. Our stories of redemption and healing are very similiar indeed.<BR/><BR/>This is itimacy thing is an on-going work in progress, but I am more willing to step to it. <BR/><BR/>I look forward to talking with you SOON!<BR/><BR/>Much Love and Peace and Happiness!Babz Rawls Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059921674059371076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650845911079200343.post-19550592899208383912008-04-06T14:27:00.000-04:002008-04-06T14:27:00.000-04:00Love,I remember Sharon telling me that she couldn’...Love,<BR/><BR/>I remember Sharon telling me that she couldn’t wait for you and me to link up because we have so much in common, experience-wise and in our general outlooks on life. I said “sure”, but in my mind I was like “yeah right, whatever.” Even after having read my book twice, and after becoming a very close friend with whom I can talk about anything, Sharon can’t possibly know how right she was. This post was one of the best short summaries of my book, Lovers Anonymous (and the upcoming sequel, Twelve Steps,) that I’ve ever read. I, like you, engaged in a lot of sex, but could never achieve intimacy. I even perfected techniques that left women wanting more, but it was just so I could punish them once they fell in love with me. I was a mess. But again, like you, I got help. I knew there had to be a better way and I was sick of myself. I got help for my alcoholism, without realizing that I had a much deeper problem. Alcoholics Anonymous was great, but I needed something much more specific to the issues I was still struggling with but I couldn’t find anything. Lovers Anonymous was born, a decade later, out of that void. It has sense gone from being a book to being a fellowship, but it would have been impossible without my beloved Ali.<BR/>I’ll even share something else that few people know. I have an adopted daughter. She was a raped by her brother when she was 8, then later by men she trusted, including her brother-in-law (a pastor.) When she first contacted me she was an alcoholic trapped in sexual bondage. She had answered an ad for a legitimate job but the ad was just a front. I helped her escape and later adopted her. I have several other young ladies who have in essence adopted me as the father figure in their lives. And I sponsor women of all ages as I help then recover from this strange addiction that keep “people like us” from entering into and enjoying healthy relationships. It’s something that takes up a large amount of my time and resources, but I wouldn’t have in any other way. Like you, I’m absolutely humbled that God sees fit to use me in this way.<BR/>I could go on and on, but I know you understand. Still, I’m really looking forward to talking to you.<BR/><BR/>Peace Love,<BR/><BR/>Brother ZayXavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02933298307002602443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650845911079200343.post-14911659669839315892008-04-04T13:40:00.000-04:002008-04-04T13:40:00.000-04:00Sister Sharon,And I you!Sister Sharon,<BR/><BR/>And I you!Babz Rawls Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059921674059371076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650845911079200343.post-61935116255127897402008-04-04T13:20:00.000-04:002008-04-04T13:20:00.000-04:00*smh* at the majesty and grace that is you...I am ...*smh* at the majesty and grace that is you...I am completely inspired, humbled, and fascinated by the absolute awesomeness of YOU!Sharon shareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00729464563424302375noreply@blogger.com