Keep fighting

Good morning beautiful people! I have been a little quiet for a while dealing with personal things but the meditation word for today is Luke 12:4-5 “Dear friends, don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that. But I’ll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell. Yes, he’s the one to fear. I mean this from the bottom of my heart the devil can't use nobody to tear me down even if he comes to do it himself. All theses attacks are unnecessary to me but I guess some people will never learn. I have been killed before by the words and action by people and i'm still alive. They hurt for a while but somehow I bounce back up and if you can relate to this post then you are more than a conqueror also. Stand strong even when the devil has pushed you to the edge because there is some fight left in you. You may be knocked down but you're not knocked out. Y'all be blessed because I just got back up for my next round. This is a fight to the finish. ~Atara

Salute you

I must share this with those who are feeling the blues not from the loss of a mother because that goes without saying. No one can replace your loved one. But for those who desire and can't wait for this day to be over because so many of us are mothers and most of the work is never really apprecitaed from our children. We sacrifice a lot and we dont complain or ask where is my cut. So if you are reading this and you're feeling down and out for not being a mother for one reason or another. Stop and look around you because you are a mentor/mother figure, godmother, or whatever term you want to use that will accept the fact that you are a role model to that young man or young woman that looks up to you somehow. Smile on today because we SALUTE you also because it takes a village to help raise these children and you are a part of that success story. Be blessed! Phil 4:4 Always be full of joy. I say it again--rejoice. ~Atara

You are strong

Good morning beautiful people! Here is the meditation word for today. 1 Samuel 17:37 The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!” Saul finally consented. “All right, go ahead,” he said. “And may the Lord be with you!” Please take the time to read this chapter it will bless you. I know that God has blessed me in the past because I have great testimonies that show me. Today is no different. I take this challenge that I have today and know that I am not alone because God has already gave me the victory over the situation. My Goliath is nothing and I must remember that for what God delivered me from before he will do it again. I bless you today with the same encouraging words through Gods word will give you all that you need to win in your difficult situation. If you have not tried God you might want to ask him to take control now. That's my prayer when you have done all you can do you just stand. Love y'all for reading and doing what the word says. Be blessed as always because God is in control. ~Atara

Remember

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House budget bill includes $1.9 milliondomestic violence fundingincrease *

$1.9 million federal funding increase for domestic violence services
included in Department of Social Services budget bill


 Appropriations Overview:  House budget bills filed on 2-14-13


·         Increased funding for domestic violence services included
in Department of Social Services


·         Level funding for VOCA and STOP grants, reduction in SSVF
grant funding in Department of Public Safety


·         Level funding for Rape Prevention and Education grants in
Department of Health and Senior Services


 The budget bills for the coming fiscal year were filed on Thursday,
2-14-13, by the House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Rick Stream
(R-Kirkwood).  An increase of $1.9 million in federal funds for
domestic violence services was included in House Bill 11, the Fiscal
Year 2014 budget for the Department of Social Services. The funding
increase is a budget priority first proposed by Governor Jay Nixon in
his budget for the state fiscal year that begins July 1, 2013.


 The appropriations bills, as filed by Rep. Stream, do not contain nearly
$1 billion in federal funds for Medicaid expansion and subsequently do not
distribute state funding savings throughout the budget as was proposed by
Gov. Nixon.


 ·         Link here to view bills under the Joint Information menu, then
Joint Bill information tab on the Missouri General Assembly website (
www.moga.mo.gov).


 Primary budget bills of interest to MCADSV members


Below are the primary appropriations bills of interest to MCADSV and its
members:


 ·         House Bill 11 :Department of Social Services (DSS)


This bill contains the $1.9 million increase in federal funding for
domestic violence services in the Family Support Division of DSS. These
federal dollars are drawn from the state's block grant of  Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) funds. HB 11 provides state funding for
domestic violence services at $4.75 million,  federal funding of $3,716,524
(includes the increase), for a total of $8,466,524 for FY2014.


 ·         House Bill 8 : Department of Public Safety (DPS)


This bill does not make any funding changes to two grant programs in DPS:
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants remain at $7.5 million in federal funds;
and Services, Training, Officers and Prosecution (STOP) grants remain at
$2.49 million in federal funds, which includes Sexual Assault Services
Program (SASP) grants. There is a $1 million reduction from current funding
in the line item for the State Services to Victims Fund (SSVF) grants, for
a total of $4 million. The SSVF grant reduction reflects a reduced
collection of crime fines, which are the source of the grant funds. The
Crime Victims Compensation funding, which includes the Sexual Assault
Forensic Examination (SAFE) program, also was reduced by $1 million for a
total of $9.83 million.


 ·         House Bill 10: Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS)
and Department of Mental Health (DMH)


This bill retains current funding for the Rape Prevention and Education
(RPE) grants at $889,134. This includes a small amount of federal funding
for sexual assault services grants.


 ·         House Bill 9:  Department of Corrections (DOC)


Funding to implement the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) is not
broken out as a specific line item in HB 9, but that detailed budget
information should be available in the coming weeks.


 Next Steps: MCADSV will continue to alert members to needed actions on
appropriations


House appropriations committees for each state department will make their
recommendations during the week of February 18 for any budget changes in
appropriations bills filed by Rep. Stream. Those amendments will be
reviewed and voted on by the full House Budget Committee. Bills passed by
the House Budget Committee then proceed to the full House for floor debate
and passage. Appropriations bills move next to the Senate for its
Appropriations Committee review, amendment and passage prior to full Senate
debate. The final state budget must be passed in the exact form by both the
House and the Senate by May 10, 2013.


 The February edition of The MCADSV Legislative Update soon will be sent to
members with full details on legislation, and needed advocacy with
lawmakers, to address rape and domestic violence.


 Hope this state budget news gets your weekend off to a good start!


Atara of Sound the Alarm Outreach/STAO Radio

Free of the shackles

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Now is the time to break free of the shackles from the past that have
prevented you from achieving your full potential. What are those shackles?
We all create limiting beliefs, usually at a very young age, that cause us
to judge ourselves and others in a less than empowering way. We have been
brought up in a society that tends educate us in a way that makes us feel
inadequate and powerless. Once you stop and consider your past, isn't it
quite easy to recognize how these limiting beliefs have held you back from
living in a way that creates tremendous benefit for you and everyone you
touch.
What if you were able to free yourself from all of those limiting beliefs?
What if instead you recognized your true nature as a perfect and powerful
being that is eternally connected to the source of all intelligence? That
loving intelligence is always available. The illustrious beings who have
changed history by bringing more love and light into the world have been
directly connected to this unlimited creative power. What is preventing you
from connecting in the same way? The invitation is always open to everyone.
It is simply a matter of deciding to live in the most empowered and
enlightened manner so that your life can become completely fulfilling, for
you and for the world.