Latest Updates



Hi everybody! School is out for summer almost on winter break, so feel free to send any questions, comments, or suggestions to annaleigh@aswaterspassingby.org To return to the main page, click here.

NEW (2/27/2008):
I apologize for the severe lack of updates, and lack of response to many people's emails. I have had some personal struggles, and have had so much college coursework, unfortunately! I am hoping to do some updating and responding within the next few days. :)

In the meantime, I have some awesome news to share with you. I am volunteering as one of the Section Moderators of the Spirituality & Healing Forum at Pandora's Aquarium. If you have not checked out yet what Pandys has to offer you, please do go have a look! Pandys has been gradually expanding from a message board to a nonprofit which includes a message board as one of its most important features. There is tons of support, information, and resources to be found there, some of which you can even access without having to register for the message board.

11/25/2007:
It has been such an unbelievably long time since I've really updated this site and posted anything in the what's new section! I apologize. Life has really had its ups and downs. Right now it is transitioning into an up. I've begun making positive changes, and now that my semester is almost over and I have the energy to actually get up in the morning, I am planning to make updates more frequent.

* added a link to fundraisers in a new AWPB bulletin. If you need to do online Christmas holiday shopping, then check out the online stores listed!
* added link to important petition dealing with California manditory reporting law to main page. Check it out and sign it please!
* added the manditory reporting law petition to the Take Action section (as well as updated the Take Action section)
* added four new notable survivors @ Notable Survivors
* added lyrics to Trivium's A Gunshot to the Head of Trepidation @ Abuse Lyrics

7/8/2007:
Good morning! Thanks to some unforseen circumstances, I was forced to miss church. So I am sitting here right now working on the site a little bit. ;)

* responding to site correspondence
* added new section on Dissociation

7/5/2007:
Hi! I hope you all had a great 4th of July! Mine was very hot. As of right now, I am trying to add and remove information, my updates, while I can, before it gets to be too hot in here to work. You are welcome to email me with any suggestions.

* removed Finding My Voice and Love from Link Library and Online Support Group Directory due to their being closed (pity).
* temporarily removed Show of Hands from volunteer list...I regret to inform you all that Jodi Larson, the CSA survivor and artist who put together the project, has recently passed away from cancer. If I find out that someone is taking over the project for Jodi, I will put the blurb back on the list.
* added Founding Fathers to the Men Against Violence section of the Healing Wounded Relationships With Men
* added WORTH's Cafepress store to list of fundraisers
* added new poem to my poetry section
* updated book section: new info on Living Nightmares of Abuse, added Invisible Girls and Anastasia an the Ghostly Owl to the section

6/16/2007:
Hi there! I am taking a break from my Algebra II work in order to do whatever updates I can. I pulled at the dreaded to-do list and I have a lot of little and medium sized tasks I can achieve around here. So I will get to it!

* moved Beyond the Tears to Helpful Books
* added the book "Dusk at Dawn" by DM COleman to main page. Check it out!
* fixed Angela Shelton link
* updated to acknowledge Jordan's justice
* added Agape Bridge to Spirtual Resources and Christian Links

6/9/2007:
I am attempting to finish going through my emails, so bear with me! I am getting to everyone, eventually, and adding whatever new content arises.

* added link to research study on main page.
* added Dog the Bounty Hunter to Notable Survivors

6/7/2007:
After a challenging day today, I am working on AWPB because my emails are piling up a little bit. Everyone is contacting me now that they know I am off for the semester. ;) I will reply to you as soon as I can, if you've emailed me! :)

* added An Inch From Murder to Helpful Books and removed it from main page.
* added the book Anastasia and the Ghostly Owl to the main page.

5/21/2007:
Hello, I am dealing with an adjustment to my medications, so I am dealing with fatigue. If I am slow to reply to add info, it's because I am really tired! But keep your emails coming. :)

* added Stewards of Children to Volunteer Efforts list.

5/16/2007:
Praise God, the semester is finally over! I get a break for a while, so I can devote myself to other important things, and especially to recover from the serious fatigue I experienced at the end of the whole thing. If you have anything you need to let me know about, please feel free!

* added a personal update, it was about time!

5/7/2007:
I've been stressing over my research paper, so I have not had time to update. But in addition to doing an essay which is due today, I hope to take care of content updates which are waiting in my inbox. Love you all!

* added Something Crazy by Frankie Perez to Abuse Lyrics...thank you Scott for the heads up! :)

4/20/2007:
I have once again lacked time to update the site. I've been getting behind in my college homework as well. Crapola. Anyway, I will be doing what I can this weekend in between writing a research paper.

* added memorial line for Jordan
* acknowledged Sexual Assault Awareness Month

3/30/2007:
I have been desprately trying to catch up with my schoolwork, I just recently finally made it, and now I am in the middle of a health scare, so I haven't been able to do much. But I have been thinking of you all, and I am thrilled that the counter passed the 7000 mark recently! I hope this site continues to be a great help to you all.

* added SOAR SPA article to main page.

3/16/2007:
Not much to say today, just taking a break from catching up on homework. I hope to do more things to the site tomorrow! :)

* Added Women for Hope to the fundraiser section.

3/12/2007:
Thank you all so much! This site has officially been in existence for 7 years now this month! It has been a priviledge to do what I can for the survivor community. I hope for 7 more years of opportunities to serve! :)

* Added links in appropriate places to Healing Angels Survivors

3/4/2007:
Another weekend, another opportunity to work on this site! :) I will be around and about the site, tweaking things, going through things I can update or add. I am a little nervous. My first time as a support group moderator is coming soon! :) I am excited too, though.

* Added Invisible Girls to book section of main page.
* finished up Definitions page

2/25/2007:
Good morning! Today is another Sunday, and so now I have time to work on the site. I actually did a little something to it yesterday, but Saturday is my crunch date as far as my schoolwork is concerned. Anyway, also, I checked the site in IE, and the very small font I am seeing in Opera is purely either an Opera thing, or my settings in Opera thing. But if you too are having trouble seeing the fonts, please tell me, ok?

* added Lavender Power logo to main page
* I hosted the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse! Click to see screen shot from BlogCarnival.com
* finished up the Panic Attacks page

2/18/2007:
Ok, I have the time to share some news this morning, and I will be listing updates as I do them (today is my day off from schoolwork, so I am working on the site and other things). I am officially getting started setting up a Silver Braid chapter in my small town. I will also start working on a website for the chapter hopefully next week. I wanted to do more for my local community of survivors, and so now via this website, and the Silver Braid chapter, I will be able to do whatever I can for survivors around the world, and in my own backyard. I find that really exciting! :)

Updates:
* added lyrics to No Man's Land by Tanya Tucker @ Abuse related lyrics.
* added picture and a little note to Voices of Strength section

2/17/2007:
Well good grief, something is up with the fonts and my browser when it comes to this site. I have checked the HTML and done a little editing, still the fonts are really tiny. :\ Are these fonts tiny for you? Please email if they are. Be sure to tell me what browser you are using. If I have to, I will research and post a little something about adjusting your browser so you can see the fonts.

I am still very busy with college, but I have had it with me not updating this site, and have decided to go back to my old efforts to at least one update a day to this site, no matter how small it is. If you are waiting to hear from me about something, whether it's content you want added or updated, I hope to get to it in the next few days. I have a couple things that accumulated while I have been working. I will get em, I promise! I also have a lot to tell you, but I suppose it may have to wait until tomorrow!

Updates:
* updated Pastor Todd R. Cook's email address on main page of this site, and in helpful books (Pastor Todd is the author of Hope for the Brokenhearted).

1/22/2007:
Wow, good grief! I cannot believe that it has been over two months since my last update to the site! :( And to be honest, I am not quite so sure when I will be able to do a real update... College has started up again for the Spring, and I have a lot of work on my hands... But please, feel free to contact me with any concerns or additions you have, and I will do my best. I love you all!

The very busy Annaleigh

11/18/2006:

We buried my Great-Aunt on the 13th. It was an intense experience, and I wasn't able to keep up with my workload as much as I had hoped. In any case, I am doing a little.

* Blogged about some emotional issues regarding my Great-Aunt's funeral
* Added the lyrics to Alyssa Lies by Jason Michael Carrol, Tell Me Why by Will Smith, and Take It Like A Woman by Alice Cooper @ Abuse Lyrics
* Added The Courage to Heal Workbook to Helpful Books
* Added Lord, Heal My Hurts to Helpful Books

11/07/2006:

I am still waiting for more information on my Great-Aunt's wake and funeral...in the meantime I am cleaning up in anticipation that I will have relatives over...I also am doing school work and research for this site. Keeping busy basically. If I am slow replying to your emails or MySpace/Pandora's Aquarium/After Silence/Healing Wounds PMs, please know I will get to them soon!

* keeping up with site correspondence
* added Cherokee Louise by Joni Mitchell to Song Lyrics

11/06/2006:

Well, I have good news, and I have bad news...on the one hand, the counter at this site has hit 5000 hits...I am very proud and grateful for that. Thank you to you all. Please keep visiting, this site is going full speed ahead. On the other hand, my Great-Auntie has passed away, and so updates may be kind of scarce for a while. But I will do what I can.

* Added Victims No More by Mike Lew to Helpful Books
* Added Damged by Plumb to Song Lyrics

11/02/2006:

This is the first day in a couple that I have been able to work on what I need to do. I also have to do some cleaning up around here, but we'll see what I can achieve around here!

* added Kirk's petition to get famous UK pedophile Jonathan King removed from BPI's "Man of the Year" list, to the Take Action/Activism section
* added new mailist Clear Skies to Support Directory @ Support Group Info
* added WORTH's phone drive to the Take Action/Activism section
* added Ann Free Spirit's Poetry to Banner Links, Clergy Abuse, and Survivor Creativity
* added Unlocking the Past to Banner Links, and Pregnancy By Rape @ Aftermath

10/31/2006: Good morning! I have an appointment to keep, so I don't know how much I will do today, but I will try!

* added Peter's story to survivor stories

10/30/2006:

* added Donna Ferrato's Living With the Enemy to main page, rotated Stolen Innocence to book page. 10/29/2006:

I am still sick, but not so sick that I can't work, so that is what I am doing today! :) I am validating links, working on the panic attacks section, the new male survivors section, and the message board in addition to responding to all emails.

* Added Becky Marie Kraemer Marzo to Missing Persons.
* Updated Ann Free Spirit's story

10/26/2006:

Let's see. I am ill, but I have an appointment today, so while I wait for my time to hit the shower, I will work!

* added Ruth Hoffman to Missing Persons
* closed the last male survivor survey and collected the data (you can always email me with further suggestions)

10/25/2006:

Good morning, just seeing what I can do to my site while I am up and soon will be getting ready for my class!

* added a comment from author Julie Roberts to mailbag.
* added ActsWeb to Christian Links @ Christian section
* added Tara Grinstead to Missing Persons

10/24/2006: I did no work yesterday because I took the midterm, and I was tired. I am going to see what I can get done today, so keep checking back!

* added The Visage and One Out of Every Four to Helpful Books
* added the book Twilight Children to the main page and rotated The Visage off the main page.
* added the Bikers Against Child Abuse logo and links to the main page.
* added a children's section to the Helpful Books page (so far only one book...feel free to email me with your faves, they can be anything that for instance helps children cope or prevent abuse, anything that you find healing as an adult survivor.)

10/22/2006:

Good morning everybody, I have decided that I am going to add to this updates section as I actually update things, not later! I am just doing a little site tweaking this morning before I get ready for church.

* changed the AWPB myspace layout. Winnie the Pooh really spoke to my inner child but I wanted something different so now we have the Cross/angel motif.
* added a JustGive.org (charity donations site) for human rights. Yeah!
* designed a really pretty logo for the upcoming message board.
* continued work on Panic Attacks @ Aftermath page.
10/21/2006:

Yes, I have done it again. I have managed to make tons of updates without listing any of them here. *sigh* I apologize. Let's see, what have I done since late August.... Well, I have added tons of links, we have a section that lists petitions, action alerts, and writing campaigns. Another way for you to get involved! And you will see, just before the grid menu, I have links to the volunteering and activism sections for easy reference. I want people to get involved that badly. Also, I have added a section on missing persons. If you are searching for a loved one, please email me and I will add them to the section. The site is searchable now and has a handy site map.

A couple of things coming in the next 2-3 weeks:
* a section with my survivor art
* a message board!

8/27/2006:

Hi there! Ok, I admit it, I have made many many updates in the last couple weeks, but have been negligent in listing them here so I guess you will have to discover them for yourself...sorry about that! :) Two things I will tell you about tho, are I have added a WordPress blog. I have been using the blog at this site's MySpace account, but other Survivor Bloggers I admire very much want to comment on my writings and refuse to get a MySpace account. So I have decided to make good use of the WordPress software that comes with my hosting package! All blog postings will be placed at both the WordPress & MySpace blogs, but I will use the WordPress blog entries for all blog carnivals from now on. Second change: I have done away with the news article archive. I was doing all of the work manually & it was just too much work. Haullie has recently added a very handy Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence related news feed here. Also, I am starting back at college in a few hours, but it is still OK to email me with questions/comments/concerns/content you would like to see, and I will update the site whenever possible!

July 2006:

0 I have added links to a few new sites, and added a link section to info for adult children of alcoholics.

7/3/2006:

I have been a bit out of commission lately what with the major heatwave we had (it was too hot to be in here working on the site) but I am back to working on the site. I just would like to say that I think it is awesome that many of you are sending add requests to the activism myspace and I am glad to be interacting with you all through the blog & comments. The Care Bears layout I have right now makes my inner child happy! ;)

0 Finally finished reworking current links section (I say current because I have some new sections in the works)
0 Re-did the main page a little bit.

who knows when:

Hi everybody! I have been busy with my Algebra II class, but I have found time to do a little bit with the site.

0 I have registered www.aswaterspassingby.com and set it to forward to www.aswaterspassingby.org so that anyone who mistakingly types the former URL, they will be transfered to the actual page.
0 I am validating links again. It's so annoying combing through all the links making sure the url's have not been occupied by porn sites, but it must be done.

6/9/2006:

I am finally getting my computer back today! I did a couple small updates. I hope to do more in the next few days as I can think of a few things that need to be done.

0 Added main page link to Voices of Strength (image map w/ links to audio trailer and site)
0 Updated all links to Over the Rainbow. Congrats Steph on your site's new home and look. It's lovely!
0 Added link to activism MySpace.

6/4/2006:

Still very busy, and still struggling, but I did some tiny updates around here!

0 Added Stasi Eldredge to Notable Survivors.
0 Added comment to mailbag.
0 Added pic and a little blurb to Voices of Strength progress page.

5/28/2006:

I have not been able to update due to a variety of reasons, one of them being that I am still waiting for my computer to be fixed, but hopefully I should regroup soon and figure out some updates I can do around here.

0 Added return link to The Crew's House...thank you Diana for linking to AWPB!

5/13/2006:

I have but one assignment left to care for in class, so I am here working on the site a bit. My computer has broken down for the bazillionth time unfortunately so updates will be somewhat limited.

0 Added info on a book called The Visage, by Sereena Nightshade.
0 Updated the bulletin on Jayne Sachs' CSA awareness song which won the poll she was competing in!

4/23/2006:

I apologize for the lack of updates, but I'm dealing with depression issues, and the fact that the semester ends May 1st. There's a lot of school work to do so the site has taken a bit of a back seat. I will get back into it in full force after the 1st.

P.S. -- I saw the special Lifetime TV airing of Searching for Angela Shelton. The excerpt is the first I have seen of the documentary. Very powerful. I plan to buy it on DVD!

0 Added some scriptural (Christian) info on controlling anger issues.
0 Added about umm...4? Articles to the article archive.
0 Added many notable survivors.
0 Added a link to Beyond the Tears, Bearing Through It, The Victims Advocate, It Happened to Alexa Foundation
0 Created two new link sections, Survivor Creativity and Victims Rights & Advocacy

4/16/2006:

We have reached 3000 hits (on this counter..there have been much more in the history of this site)! I'm really happy. :) As you can see, we have a new What's New page, in honor of the fact we've reached 3000 hits, and partly because the old page was getting a bit large. I will be doing a little bit around the site (not much as it's Easter, and I need to relax).

* Click here to read previous updates going back to November 2005.

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