Novelist, Author of SOMETHING TO BE BRAVE FOR
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, I hope you enjoyed the holiday weekend and are getting ready to celebrate our Independence Day tomorrow. Harry’s outside cleaning the grill for our family cookout, and I just finished giving Reilly a bath in our kitchen sink. I use baby shampoo. He stares up at…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, I hope all is well as you start this summer weekend. Harry and I are getting ready to celebrate July 4th with our family. The family is coming here, and that means lots of cleaning and preparation. We have so many papers to throw out and…
In emergency rooms across the country, victims of intentional injury — such as wounds from guns or knives — often report thinking about retaliating or making significant life changes. Now, a hospital-based violence intervention program, called Healing Hurt People (HHP), is using this pivotal moment to provide medical services and…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, Harry and I save change, and we’ve been filling up penny, nickel, dime and quarter rolls to take to the bank to contribute to our grandson John’s college fund that we just opened. He’s only four months old, and we’ve found that starting early…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s Monday and the start of a new week–what a beautiful summer day! I hope all went well over the weekend. I had a quiet couple of days with Harry and Reilly. The heat and humidity don’t agree with me anymore, so we went out for…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s Friday and the beginning of another weekend—except now it’s summer—more time for gardening, barbequing and exercising outside in the warm weather. After this past weekend, we’re taking it easy. My geraniums need pruning and watering, and Harry will cook something out on the grill. We’ve…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, I went to the Farmer’s Market with a friend this morning to buy some organic vegetables and salad for dinner. We were nurses together at the hospital, and she has retired, too. I was feeling guilty about all the high cholesterol food we’d had for Father’s…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, I hope you had a peaceful Father’s Day. Saturday night, Reilly and I had an early Father’s Day celebration for Harry. He loved the cheese soufflé and Father’s Day cards. “Pris, you’re the best, thank you, sweetheart—and you too, Reilly,” he gave him a pat.…
Happy Friday, Priscilla Bennett Friends, The weather has cooled down, and we’re getting ready for the weekend. I bought a couple of Father’s Day cards for Harry from myself and Reilly—separate cards—Reilly wants his own and so do I. The two of us are having our own Father’s Day celebration…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, Here it is the middle of the week and June—soon summer will officially be here, and Father’s Day is this coming Sunday. Our daughters are organizing a family lunch for Harry. It’s going to be at Jennifer’s my eldest daughter’s house—a ten-minute drive—and all I have…
Make a plan for how you are going to leave, including where you’re going to go, and how to cover your tracks. Make one plan for if you have time to prepare to leave the home. Make another plan for if you have to leave the home in a hurry.…
It’s Monday, the start of a new week, and I hope all of you Priscilla Bennett Friends had a peaceful weekend. I used to love the heat, but now that I’m older, I find it doesn’t agree with me. I was happy to stay inside with Harry. He had…
Thank goodness it’s Friday for all of you hard-working Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s the end of the week, and I hope you are well and can catch up on some rest. I keep thinking about how I wrote my novel and wanted to continue with my thoughts. My next step…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s mid-week, and I hope all of you are well. I’ve been fighting a cold, and it’s kept me quieter than usual with time to reflect on the process of writing my novel. I knew I wanted to write about domestic violence and bring a…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Community, I hope you had a peaceful weekend. I did some long overdue spring cleaning and took some clothing that I knew I’d never get into again over to the women’s shelter. They always need contributions. The cleaning process is good for me—getting rid of unnecessary…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s Friday June 2, and my father’s birthday is today. He’s no longer with us, but I always think about what he gave me as a parent—unconditional love, stability and support. Gifts so many daughters don’t get from a parent that should be their birthright. I…
Hello again, it’s Harry here! Checking in after Memorial Weekend to let you know that I’m thinking of you. I am a Vietnam Vet and am so proud to have served this country. Our family had a terrific time together grilling chicken and fish and barbequing pork ribs with home…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Community, This past Memorial Weekend marked the sacrifice our men and women have made for our country to fight and destroy the enemy that has wanted to destroy us. Now that enemy is called terrorism, and it is real. The Boston bombing was horrific and effected so…
My dear Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s been rainy and chilly but soon to change…Everything changes, and we must keep that in mind. It’s not easy to accept. I always wanted everything to stay the same, as long as I felt safe and happy. Since I’ve published my book, I’ve…
Good afternoon, my dear Priscilla Bennett Community, I hope you’re all well and in good spirits. Sunday night, while the boys played cards, their wives and I met in the den to continue our discussion about domestic violence. They had read the book and wanted to do something to help.…
Hello Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s Priscilla’s husband Harry wanting to say, “Greetings” to everyone, and I hope you’re all well. Last night, the boys and I played cards in the living room, and the wives had their own meeting in the den. Pris made my favorite lasagna with Bolognese sauce…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Community, This past week felt like the middle of summer, and I haven’t even done my Spring cleaning. This morning I decided it was a good day to plant my red geraniums. I like working with my hands—the touch of the damp earth, dirt under my fingernails, the…
Hello Priscilla Bennett Friends, It’s Harry, again, wanting to say, “hello” to everyone. A couple of days have passed since Mother’s Day, but I’m still thinking about the meaning of the day and how fortunate we are. I was very close to my mother, and all the good I’ve learned…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Community, I hope all of you had a lovely Mother’s Day. I started my day by going to my mother’s grave not far from our home. There was a chill in the air, and light rain fell as I placed white roses on her stone and…
Mother’s Day Moms are special and important people. At SafeHouse Center we think Mother’s Day is a great time to let all women know they are important! Whether it be your mother, aunt, sister, daughter, grandmother, or wife – all women should be celebrated. We also include women who have…
Good morning Priscilla Bennett Friends, I’m Harry, Priscilla Bennett’s husband, and I wanted to give you an update on our last card playing get-together. It wasn’t our usual Gin Rummy night. As promised, we had invited the wives to expand the conversation about domestic violence. Pris started it off by…
The lowest incidence of domestic violence was found in families in which both members of the couple are employed. By Amy Wallace | May 11, 2017 at 12:26 PM Researchers have found a link between domestic violence and employment status among couples. Photo by RyanMcGuire/PixaBay May 11 (UPI) — Researchers…
By Tashara Jones May 9, 2017 | 10:26pm Modal Trigger Glenn Close speaks onstage during the 4th Annual Town & Country Philanthropy Summit. Getty Images Glenn Close presented her first public service announcement on mental health, which was shot at Grand Central Terminal by Oscar-winning director Ron Howard, at Town…
Dear Priscilla Bennett Community, Harry just finished making pancakes and bacon for me, and I was talking to him about May being Mental Health Awareness Month, and how alone the domestic violence victims feel—first they’re stigmatized for being abused—very often people say, “It’s your fault. You must be doing…
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