Angels Along the Way

18x24 Pastel on Gold Paper

Artist's Note: A major reason why survivors stay or return to the abuser are children. She wants her kids to have a happy family, but wanting and getting are two different things. Often survivors find themselves in this emotional entrapment of cultural views, i.e. wedding vows, and lose themselves in trying to make the relationship work. In the case of this beautiful and loving person, she listened to the angels around her, telling her that she “doesn’t have to take it.” With all that in the past now, the angels have spoken again and she has chosen to use her experience to help others by developing Moma’s House, a transitional living facility and healing program for young women. She is an angel herself.