Anywho, may this bring hope to many of you. "Normal," for our kids, may never look "normal" to the rest of the world. But any healing is better than the deepest hurt where they were. Any healing brings them closer to the person they were created to be.
Marah is hoping this will not just help moms, but also other kids who have experienced trauma. For the first time in her life, she feels strong enough to begin educating (meaning - she's giving away all of her secrets - and you RAD moms KNOW what a HUGE deal that is to do - holy CRAP!). She read every single comment from her last video, and allowed herself to feel a mixture of good as well as uncomfortable. She is learning that she can feel both and keep moving forward ... most of the time. :)
Happy Healing.
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You are so brave, Marah. Letting truth out has a way of healing, and I'm glad to see you do that.
Marah, you are an amazing little girl. The Bible tells us that we are "fearfully and wonderfully made" and you are not created without a purpose. You are destined for greatness!! Healing comes when we allow ourselves to "let go" and allow others, our parents, our siblings, even God to come in and love us and teach us to love.
I know that your Mom and Dad love you very much. You are very special because you were CHOSEN to be a Moers!
I hope that NEXT year, you can look back at this video once again and see how FAR FAR FAR you've come!
{{BIG HUGS}}!!
Why is every blogger insistent on making me cry today!?!?!
A very beautiful video about a beautiful girl. You brought me to tears Miss Marah. May God bless and keep you.
Thank you Christine, and thank you Marah. I'm crying my eyes out. You've very literally answered my prayers by posting this video today. I now know exactly what we need to do to help other people understand our children better. If you haven't read my blog today, do so and you'll know what I mean.
Marah, would you be willing to share some of your video footage with me? I need to make a video just like this to help people where I live better understand my kids better. My son throws fits just like you did and he likes to run away, too. But I don't have any video of him doing actually doing it. He watched this video with me and we both gasped when we saw you and your mom having a wresting match. It looks just exactly like the ones my little son and I sometimes have to have.
If you're willing to share, please have your awesome mom email me at vorderbinnen at gmail dot com so we can talk more about it.
Thanks again for sharing your heart!
Wow Marah, you are so brave! I can't believe how far you have come. You are so lucky to have such a wonderful mother and a family that loves you so much.
What a beautifully made video. I just wish we could hear what was being said in the video clips.
Thank you for sharing!
Brave, brave Marah. It's raining in GA.
Just what I needed to see today!
(((HUGS)) to both an awesome mom and incredible young lady!!
I needed this. Truly needed this today.
(((HUGS))
Gala
Thank you! And Marah, you have a beautiful name---my newest daughter is also named Marah. ;) When Moses was wandering in the desert, he found a place called Marah where the water was bitter, but when he asked the Lord for help, the water turned sweet by a miracle of God....and our children can heal too by a miracle of God! :)
I didn't cry until I saw you 2 on the floor. I have been posting a few of our videos (not beautifully created ones like yours but in the moment ones we take for our safety) and it has helped our children feel like they are helping others. They are all to the point or getting to the point they want to help other families get through this horrifying process. That intention is an amazing step in their healing and self esteem. I get tons of private emails and comments about how it makes other families feel about their lives and the nightmare they are living. It helps to see they are not alone and gives them new techniques to try. The video touches them deeper than any words I write.
Thanks for sharing your video.
Christine,
Thank you for sharing your raw and beautiful life with us. You are making a difference. Thank you for sharing something so difficult with us. May there continue to be healing for each of you.
Alicia
Oh Marah, Thank you so much for sharing again with us. You and your mom are working together to help familes and children with their process toward healing.
Christine, thank you for sharing your child and your experience with us. It is a gift and I recognize it and appreciate it. 15 years ago when I was riding the RAD train with my son, there was nothing and no one openly riding with me. I find my own healing in seeing Mar's.
Marah,
Vivi and I watched your video together. She thinks that you had a very hard life. She had a very hard life too. We wonder, how did you get brave enough to START changing your life from this girl that we see in the video to the way that you are now?
Thank you,
Corey & Vivi
She is such a beautiful girl! She and your family will be remembered in my prayers. Please remember my little boy in your prayers too! He is 4 years old and adopted thru foster care. He has many issues, but no one will dx with anything other than "relationship disorders." Everyday is a challenge, and then he charms the therapists. So fun.
-Kerry
Marah and Christine,
How blessed you both are to have each other!
Marah, my children see themselves in the videos your mom posts. Thank you for allowing us to see them, for allowing my children to not feel so alone, and to further my belief that healing is happening.
Christine, you know I love you and all that you do. Keep holding tight!
Christine,
Thank you for being willing to share so much with those of us who are just starting on this journey. God has brought you and your beautiful family into our lives for a reason, and when I pray for you, it always starts with a prayer of thanks.
Marah, thank you for being so brave and understanding how your story will help other traumatized kids heal. You are a blessing.
Blessings!
Hannah
Hi Christine,
I've been a lurker for a while now but had to post on this one because that's my daughter Tanise in the yellow shirt with your daughter in the video! I come to your blog a lot for inspiration because my daughter has very similar behaviors. Your posts have helped me so much this past year. Thank you so much!
Wow!
You are both (all) so brave and have come such a long way.
Thank you for sharing. I now know what to pray for more specifically when God places you on my heart.
Praying that the coming year will be a year of healing, and love, and God using you both.
Heather, thank you SO MUCH for posting! There are no words for the many, many, many people who share my kids' history and find their ways to us.
Seriously - no words. It's beyond a miracle.
It's amazing to me as a parent, that we "think" we are going to get to teach our kids all about life... and in reality, they end up teaching us far more then we could have ever dreamed. Thanks for being my teacher today Mar, I am so proud of you! Everyday is a new day, and is a choice!
Hugs
Marah, keep being brave and keep believing your Mom! She clearly loves you so much!
My little guy has raged like this too and I have had to hold him just like in the video. He will not allow us to videotape him - he is embarassed. I pray one day he will be ready to be honest about it just like you.
I had to post, though I've been reading here silently for quite some time.
You and your family are incredible, Christine, and Marah's inner beauty astounds...
Thank you Marah, for sharing. It helps.
Thanks for posting. Your video gave me more hope for my brother on a day where it goes on and on and on. Marah & Christine, thank you for sharing your experiences.
Hi Marah - thank you for letting your mom share the video. I will share your video with my daughter Dianna, in the hopes it helps her feel that she is not the only girl who feels like she does.
Marah, you are very courageous. And I can see that your mom really loves you A LOT!! Thanks to both of you for sharing.
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