Wednesday, March 03, 2010
I'm Getting a Facelift!
No... not this face... lol
However...
My author site,
Deeswhite.com, is currently getting a facelift and will be all brand new (and organized) as my webdesigner extraordinaire at
Ventilation Studios is so fond of saying.
What does that mean? I'm so glad you asked! It means that this blog (and a few others) will have a new location directly on the site so my family of blogs will be reunited.
I'm trés excited!
Hope you will join me in celebrating the new "me" when it rolls out on March 10th.
Rumor has it...
There will be...
Prizes!
Peace,
Dee
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
Excerpt: Discovering the Joy Within
As I share this excerpt from my upcoming novel,
Discovering The Joy Within, I think about my personal struggle with domestic abuse, both verbal/mental and physical, and I am so grateful to no longer be in that situation. It is my sincere prayer that if you or someone you know is in a similar situation, that you get OUT! If you or someone you know needs help please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit them online
http://www.ndvh.org/.
Together we can end domestic abuse, one page at a time.
Here's an excerpt from Discovering The Joy Within, enjoy.
The more she cried, the more her heart ached. Crouched in the corner with her head tucked between her knees, Jordyn released the inner pain that weighed heavily upon her slumping shoulders. She cried, yelled, pounded her fists against her head, and cried louder praying the tears would cleanse her soul.
She never thought she’d find herself angry with God again and questioning Him but as she sat there in the darkness, the question refused to be repressed any longer. “WHY?”
All she wanted was to be loved and have a child to hold in her arms. She wanted a baby she could nurse and hold close to her heart. Jordyn longed for restless nights where she’d sit up rocking her little one to sleep, comforting him or her in her arms. She dreamed of hearing first words and seeing her baby take its first steps. It angered her that so many women aborted and abandoned children when she’d suffered not one, but three tragic miscarriages.
First, her twins were born three months early and only survived hours on this earth. God, she hated Carlos. She thought she’d moved beyond that handicap but in that moment she hated him more than she ever had. He took not one, but two babies away from her and never once showed an ounce of remorse.
And then there was Eric, her husband-well, ex-husband. She never even got a chance to tell him she was pregnant. Before she could share that news with him he broke her heart and left her for another.
~ Allyson M. Deese
http://www.allysonmdeese.webs.com/
**NOTE: There is also a resource section here on Dee411 that lists resources for Abuse/Domestic Violence/Mental Health/Rape/Suicide (Categorized Listings or Alphabetized Listings)**Labels: abuse, allyson m deese, blog tour, discovering the joy within, domestic violence
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2/11/2010 06:55:00 PM ::
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Upcoming Blog Tour!
Allyson M. Deese is an author and a poet as well as a student completing her degree in Medical Office Administration. She is a native of Asheville, North Carolina, where she resides with her family. The short story "Discovering the Joy Within", was her poetic debut. Allyson along with her sisters of the pen Linda Herman and Tinisha Johnson have penned a moving tribute to the importance of prayer entitled,
Somebody Prayed for Me, available now.
http://www.somebodyprayed4me.webs.com/ Ms. Deese is currently working on the novel version of “
Discovering the Joy Within” http://www.discoveringthejoywithin.webs.com/
This Thursday, February 11th ... Allison will be blogging here at Dee411. Please tell a friend and be sure to stop by to meet her!
In the meantime, to learn more about Allyson or to purchase her works, please visit http://www.allysonmdeese.webs.com/Labels: allyson m deese, blog tour, somebody prayed for me
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Sunday, July 06, 2008
Dear Dad
At the age of seventeen, Father’s Day became a mockery to me and my faith in my Heavenly Father took a serious beating. Almost twenty-six years later, I’ve learned not to see Him with eyes handicapped with biological and situational limitations, but with the spiritual eyes that reflect the brand/receipt of His DNA.
With them, I can see that He’s all that AND a bag of chips! (Y’all know I love food.. lol). He’s enabled me to understand that He despises my act(ions) that go against His word, not me. He’s taught me that the measure of forgiveness I receive is in direct correlation to the measure I mete out. He’s enlightened me with the knowledge that forgiveness is a gift I give myself.
But most of all… He’s always embodied love… even unto death. So when He says the character of love, His character, is quick to forgive, doesn’t hold a grudge, is not puffed up, hopes all things, bears all things, and never ends… He means it and with His help… so now… can I.
This year for Father’s Day, it was my intent to “reframe” the memory/experience by compiling a list of the positive things I inherited, learned or appreciated… dare I even say loved about my Dad. Didn’t quite get to that list as yet, but I believe that this piece is a great precursor.
Hope it is a help to someone out there who’s been where I’ve been.
Peace,
~D
Dear Dad,
Today has been a long time coming
I had to work my way back to loving
back to the me I was becoming
before i woke to the rhythm
of your unsanctioned touch
I was…
free to love unabashedly
trust was second nature to me
I believed…
the world was my oyster
as long as you were in my corner
I lost…
that day… both you and me
your touch reshaped my reality
I became…
no more than a statistic
a dropout with dreams unrealistic
I finally…
reconciled with Dee
my Heavenly Father rescued me
I hope…
you repented before you died
even whilst my soul still cried
I forgive…
you for hurting me
for deserting me
I love you DADLabels: abuse, personal, poetry, reflection, testimonies
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The more she cried, the more her heart ached. Crouched in the corner with her head tucked between her knees, Jordyn released the inner pain that weighed heavily upon her slumping shoulders. She cried, yelled, pounded her fists against her head, and cried louder praying the tears would cleanse her soul.