yeseniaivon
Disciple of Prayer
My family and I are currently going through a custody court case. I understand that this is a spiritual battle and this is why I ask for reinforcement from my spiritual family and prayer warriors. I believe and trust with all my heart that God has everything under control. I believe we will have His favor and all lies will be destructed and not come against us for God is my redeemer, my fortress, and in Him I will trust! My husband’s name is Alex, my name is Yesenia, please pray for our family.
In November 2013 I married my fiancé. It was not our original marriage date however when my older sister (Ciria) physically attacked my teen daughter, we felt it was best to move up our date so we could move in together. My husband moved my two kids (Zayden 3 and Alissa 15) and I from Austin, Texas to Borger, Texas (which is about 8 hours away). We moved to Borger because that is where my husband’s business is located and it was our hometown anyways.
My ex (Eric) filed a court order in late January/early February on me because when I moved I violated my geographic restriction with Zayden. We originally had a court hearing on February 12th but it was moved to March 17th. Then The March hearing got moved to June 9th.
Before I moved to Borger, from the time Zayden was 6 months old to 3 years old, Eric only saw Zayden on average 12 hours weekly and had about 5 overnights total. I understand that we moved 8 hours away and that makes visitations more difficult, however I never tried to take any visitations, rights, or custody away from Eric. When I received the court orders from Eric, the orders stated that Eric wanted full custody. His full custody request changed to Eric wanting every other full week with Zayden (one week with him and one week with me), however he mentioned something in his recent answers to legal questionnaires about wanting compensation only. Now I don’t know Eric’s heart, only God does. However I feel that Eric does not have Zayden’s best interest, I feel like Eric is only doing this because there is another man in Zayden’s’ life. I also feel that Eric’s relationship is not a healthy one with Zayden. Of course I only feel this way because of the things Zayden tells me and how he acts out violently, but I know God knows everything and the truth will be revealed. I trust God will surround His angels and protect Zayden always. Please pray for Zayden’s protection and that God’s will to be done in Eric’s life, please be in agreement with me.
In one of the weekends that Zayden went with Eric (Easter weekend), Zayden came back with a severe infection on his penis. My first reaction and motherly instinct was that someone abused my little one. I took Zayden to the doctor and told him my concerns. The doctor said that due to Zayden’s foreskin being forcefully pulled caused the puss and infection on his penis. The doctor prescribed Zayden an antibiotic ointment and told me that there was no proof as to who forcefully pulled Zayden’s foreskin. For all the doctor knows, Zayden could have done it himself. I didn’t accept this because Zayden has never played with himself except from when he came back from Eric’s (the same weekend he came back with the infection). After this incident I have noticed Zayden touch and push his genital area against me, his sister and pillows. I notified CPS. They questioned me, Zayden and Alissa all privately. The caseworker said that she never heard or observed anything alarming but that after she talked to Eric and her case manager that she would get back in touch with me.
Legal paperwork has informed me that my older sister (Ciria) is testifying against me. She is going to defend Eric. She also wrote an affidavit which stated lies and even included the police report when she attacked my daughter. My mom even called my husband telling him that I never should have involved CPS. That because I did, my sister Ciria and my mom were now forced to bring up everything in my past and help them take Zayden away. I don’t understand as to why my mom and older sister are so passionate about protecting Eric. This court case is against Eric and me. It only affects Eric, Zayden, me, my husband, and my daughter. Not my sister or mother.But I do know that my mom has had an extremely rough past. Please pray for my mom (Julia) and my sister (Ciria). I pray that God bless them and heal their hurting hearts. For I know that hurting people try to hurt people. I love them both!
From August 2011 to November 2013, I was living with my two sisters. They are both married and my older sister has two sons. The abuse from my older sister was always verbal towards me as an adult but it was physical when I was a little girl. God taught me how to forgive her and ignore her harsh words and try to find out what was really bothering her. She was never receptive to my questions, she would just continue and sometimes even start mocking my calmness and voice. She learned that her verbal attacks did not work on me any longer so she decided to move her attacks to my teen daughter. At this time I was a single parent, working full time and my older sister was a stay at home mom. My daughter would constantly call me at work when she got home from school telling me how and what my sister was yelling at her. I would just tell my daughter to ignore her, but my daughter said every time she left the room my sister would just follow her and keep on bugging. So I then instructed my daughter to lock herself up in her room and work on homework or read until I got home. I always intended to talk to my sister but every time I got home from work my sister was not there and by bedtime she was still not there. Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, and months turned into years. The few times that I did get to talk to my sister she acted as if she never overreacted with my daughter and never was a big deal and then just walk away.
Alissa was diagnosed with PDSD, anxiety, and social phobia in January of 2013. She was released from full days of public school and then in the fall I enrolled her in a private/home school base program where she attended class two days a week and did all her work from home. Her diagnosis was based on her biological father rejecting her, her step-father (Eric, my ex) rejecting her, the anger she observed from Eric, the fights and rages she saw while living with Eric, the emotional abuse from Eric, and her best friend betrayal. Because Alissa was able to do her schoolwork from home, she observed the unfair and bully way her cousin’s (Ciria’s boys) treated Zayden. Ciria’s boys are currently 9 and 17. Her nine year old has never been enrolled in public school.
The day of the assault my daughter called me at work crying saying that my older sister was at it again. I decided to leave work and put a stop to it once and for all because every time I waited until I got off work my sister was either not cooperating or not home. I left work immediately and when I was about a mile away from our home my daughter called me again saying that my sister had physically attacked her. My sister put my daughter in a chokehold and so my daughter’s first defense reaction was to start kicking her. When my daughter would not stop kicking my sister, my sister pushed my daughter down to the floor and then started kicking my daughter. My daughter said at this point the only thing she could do is bite my sister’s leg. To make matters worse, when the cops came out they wrote out a report that put all the blame on my daughter. The cops also informed me that if they had to be called out again for a disturbance between my older sister and Alissa then they would take Alissa to juvenile jail.
Also living with us was my nephew (Kadrick) and mother (Julia). My nephew just graduated and moved to Austin so he could get enrolled in college and look for a job. My mother just sold her house and decided to move to Austin so she could be closer to her daughters. She was temporarily living with us until she found a house or apartment she wanted to purchase or rent. From what my mother and Sasha verbally told me, that when they heard the fighting commotion they ran to see what was going on. From what my mother and Sasha told me, it took both of them to put my sister Ciria in a headlock just to get Ciria off of my daughter. However that is not what they reported when the police were questioning and that is not in the report as well.
So the house my sisters and I were living in was under my name and under my younger sisters name (Sasha). I paid Sasha to babysit Zayden while I worked. She was like a second momma to Zayden. Sasha never got in the middle of anything or any family conflicts because she says she loves us all and never wanted to feel as if she was choosing sides. So when I talked to Sasha about kicking Ciria out of the house because of the fight, Sasha was not in agreement with me. I had no other choice than to get my kids out of the house because there is no way I could feel at ease going to work and knowing that my kids are at home with Ciria. I especially did not want to risk my daughter being taken to Juvenile jail when it wasn’t even her fault. Now even though the house was in Sasha’s and my name, our dad was paying the mortgage. I feel that because I moved, that caused for the house to be sold. We waited until February 2014 to put the house on the market just to give my sister Ciria more time to look for a place. It sold in March 2014 and I know God’s hand was in it! I have a feeling that my sister Ciria is mad because she was forced to leave a rent free home, but that is just my feeling. Only God knows her heart.
My kids and I stayed at my friend’s apartment for one week. This was extremely hard because my friend lived in south Austin and my work and Alissa’s private school was north. I also didn’t have anywhere to leave Zayden while I worked. I looked into evicting Ciria but they told me that the eviction process would take a minimum of 30 days. The 30 days could easily be extended to 90 if for some reason my sister contested it. I knew Ciria would contest it so I had to start thinking of an alternate way to survive. My fiancé of course mentioned getting married. I had about 3-4 options but I had to choose quickly so I prayed. Of course I decided to marry and move, which was extremely hard for me to tell my boss. I hated that I had to leave on such a short notice but I felt like it was one of those times where I had to choose my kids over my career. So the following week after I stayed at my friend’s apartment, my kids and I stayed at a hotel which my church paid for. We stayed in the hotel so my kids could stay somewhere safe while I went back to my house to pack our stuff.
In this journey, so many things have taken place. The enemy is attacking us and it’s obvious he wants to destroy, but as a child of God I enforce the triumphant victory of my Lord Jesus Christ! My family and I started staying in hotels when I was first court ordered to move back to Austin because we thought that the February 12th hearing was going to bring all this to end, but then it was rescheduled to March. We changed hotels every week because my husband got a special rate of $40 nightly and that best fit our budget. In March when we found out that the court hearing was changed until June, we knew we had to get an apartment. We were robbed at one of the hotels we were staying in. My daughter’s homeschool was put extremely behind because of the robbery, the refurbished computer we got in the meantime later crashed and then forced us to purchase a new one. My husband has been traveling back and forth from Borger to Austin just so he can work as well as spend time with our family. My son Zayden started behaving aggressively and saying very ugly things about me, my husband and daughter. He also started to wet his pants by having frequent accidents or just because he was scared to potty (which is not his normal self). Also it seemed as if someone was trying to break into our home in Borger while we were in Austin because the electric meter was tampered with which caused the electricity to be cut off (if no electricity then no burglary alarm) and our account was put into investigation because they thought we were trying to steal electricity. Someone wrecked into my car, our apartment flooded due to broken washer…… the list goes on and on. However even though the list goes on and on, God has been with us. He is providing financially and opening doors as we go through life.
Thank you for your prayers!
In November 2013 I married my fiancé. It was not our original marriage date however when my older sister (Ciria) physically attacked my teen daughter, we felt it was best to move up our date so we could move in together. My husband moved my two kids (Zayden 3 and Alissa 15) and I from Austin, Texas to Borger, Texas (which is about 8 hours away). We moved to Borger because that is where my husband’s business is located and it was our hometown anyways.
My ex (Eric) filed a court order in late January/early February on me because when I moved I violated my geographic restriction with Zayden. We originally had a court hearing on February 12th but it was moved to March 17th. Then The March hearing got moved to June 9th.
Before I moved to Borger, from the time Zayden was 6 months old to 3 years old, Eric only saw Zayden on average 12 hours weekly and had about 5 overnights total. I understand that we moved 8 hours away and that makes visitations more difficult, however I never tried to take any visitations, rights, or custody away from Eric. When I received the court orders from Eric, the orders stated that Eric wanted full custody. His full custody request changed to Eric wanting every other full week with Zayden (one week with him and one week with me), however he mentioned something in his recent answers to legal questionnaires about wanting compensation only. Now I don’t know Eric’s heart, only God does. However I feel that Eric does not have Zayden’s best interest, I feel like Eric is only doing this because there is another man in Zayden’s’ life. I also feel that Eric’s relationship is not a healthy one with Zayden. Of course I only feel this way because of the things Zayden tells me and how he acts out violently, but I know God knows everything and the truth will be revealed. I trust God will surround His angels and protect Zayden always. Please pray for Zayden’s protection and that God’s will to be done in Eric’s life, please be in agreement with me.
In one of the weekends that Zayden went with Eric (Easter weekend), Zayden came back with a severe infection on his penis. My first reaction and motherly instinct was that someone abused my little one. I took Zayden to the doctor and told him my concerns. The doctor said that due to Zayden’s foreskin being forcefully pulled caused the puss and infection on his penis. The doctor prescribed Zayden an antibiotic ointment and told me that there was no proof as to who forcefully pulled Zayden’s foreskin. For all the doctor knows, Zayden could have done it himself. I didn’t accept this because Zayden has never played with himself except from when he came back from Eric’s (the same weekend he came back with the infection). After this incident I have noticed Zayden touch and push his genital area against me, his sister and pillows. I notified CPS. They questioned me, Zayden and Alissa all privately. The caseworker said that she never heard or observed anything alarming but that after she talked to Eric and her case manager that she would get back in touch with me.
Legal paperwork has informed me that my older sister (Ciria) is testifying against me. She is going to defend Eric. She also wrote an affidavit which stated lies and even included the police report when she attacked my daughter. My mom even called my husband telling him that I never should have involved CPS. That because I did, my sister Ciria and my mom were now forced to bring up everything in my past and help them take Zayden away. I don’t understand as to why my mom and older sister are so passionate about protecting Eric. This court case is against Eric and me. It only affects Eric, Zayden, me, my husband, and my daughter. Not my sister or mother.But I do know that my mom has had an extremely rough past. Please pray for my mom (Julia) and my sister (Ciria). I pray that God bless them and heal their hurting hearts. For I know that hurting people try to hurt people. I love them both!
From August 2011 to November 2013, I was living with my two sisters. They are both married and my older sister has two sons. The abuse from my older sister was always verbal towards me as an adult but it was physical when I was a little girl. God taught me how to forgive her and ignore her harsh words and try to find out what was really bothering her. She was never receptive to my questions, she would just continue and sometimes even start mocking my calmness and voice. She learned that her verbal attacks did not work on me any longer so she decided to move her attacks to my teen daughter. At this time I was a single parent, working full time and my older sister was a stay at home mom. My daughter would constantly call me at work when she got home from school telling me how and what my sister was yelling at her. I would just tell my daughter to ignore her, but my daughter said every time she left the room my sister would just follow her and keep on bugging. So I then instructed my daughter to lock herself up in her room and work on homework or read until I got home. I always intended to talk to my sister but every time I got home from work my sister was not there and by bedtime she was still not there. Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, and months turned into years. The few times that I did get to talk to my sister she acted as if she never overreacted with my daughter and never was a big deal and then just walk away.
Alissa was diagnosed with PDSD, anxiety, and social phobia in January of 2013. She was released from full days of public school and then in the fall I enrolled her in a private/home school base program where she attended class two days a week and did all her work from home. Her diagnosis was based on her biological father rejecting her, her step-father (Eric, my ex) rejecting her, the anger she observed from Eric, the fights and rages she saw while living with Eric, the emotional abuse from Eric, and her best friend betrayal. Because Alissa was able to do her schoolwork from home, she observed the unfair and bully way her cousin’s (Ciria’s boys) treated Zayden. Ciria’s boys are currently 9 and 17. Her nine year old has never been enrolled in public school.
The day of the assault my daughter called me at work crying saying that my older sister was at it again. I decided to leave work and put a stop to it once and for all because every time I waited until I got off work my sister was either not cooperating or not home. I left work immediately and when I was about a mile away from our home my daughter called me again saying that my sister had physically attacked her. My sister put my daughter in a chokehold and so my daughter’s first defense reaction was to start kicking her. When my daughter would not stop kicking my sister, my sister pushed my daughter down to the floor and then started kicking my daughter. My daughter said at this point the only thing she could do is bite my sister’s leg. To make matters worse, when the cops came out they wrote out a report that put all the blame on my daughter. The cops also informed me that if they had to be called out again for a disturbance between my older sister and Alissa then they would take Alissa to juvenile jail.
Also living with us was my nephew (Kadrick) and mother (Julia). My nephew just graduated and moved to Austin so he could get enrolled in college and look for a job. My mother just sold her house and decided to move to Austin so she could be closer to her daughters. She was temporarily living with us until she found a house or apartment she wanted to purchase or rent. From what my mother and Sasha verbally told me, that when they heard the fighting commotion they ran to see what was going on. From what my mother and Sasha told me, it took both of them to put my sister Ciria in a headlock just to get Ciria off of my daughter. However that is not what they reported when the police were questioning and that is not in the report as well.
So the house my sisters and I were living in was under my name and under my younger sisters name (Sasha). I paid Sasha to babysit Zayden while I worked. She was like a second momma to Zayden. Sasha never got in the middle of anything or any family conflicts because she says she loves us all and never wanted to feel as if she was choosing sides. So when I talked to Sasha about kicking Ciria out of the house because of the fight, Sasha was not in agreement with me. I had no other choice than to get my kids out of the house because there is no way I could feel at ease going to work and knowing that my kids are at home with Ciria. I especially did not want to risk my daughter being taken to Juvenile jail when it wasn’t even her fault. Now even though the house was in Sasha’s and my name, our dad was paying the mortgage. I feel that because I moved, that caused for the house to be sold. We waited until February 2014 to put the house on the market just to give my sister Ciria more time to look for a place. It sold in March 2014 and I know God’s hand was in it! I have a feeling that my sister Ciria is mad because she was forced to leave a rent free home, but that is just my feeling. Only God knows her heart.
My kids and I stayed at my friend’s apartment for one week. This was extremely hard because my friend lived in south Austin and my work and Alissa’s private school was north. I also didn’t have anywhere to leave Zayden while I worked. I looked into evicting Ciria but they told me that the eviction process would take a minimum of 30 days. The 30 days could easily be extended to 90 if for some reason my sister contested it. I knew Ciria would contest it so I had to start thinking of an alternate way to survive. My fiancé of course mentioned getting married. I had about 3-4 options but I had to choose quickly so I prayed. Of course I decided to marry and move, which was extremely hard for me to tell my boss. I hated that I had to leave on such a short notice but I felt like it was one of those times where I had to choose my kids over my career. So the following week after I stayed at my friend’s apartment, my kids and I stayed at a hotel which my church paid for. We stayed in the hotel so my kids could stay somewhere safe while I went back to my house to pack our stuff.
In this journey, so many things have taken place. The enemy is attacking us and it’s obvious he wants to destroy, but as a child of God I enforce the triumphant victory of my Lord Jesus Christ! My family and I started staying in hotels when I was first court ordered to move back to Austin because we thought that the February 12th hearing was going to bring all this to end, but then it was rescheduled to March. We changed hotels every week because my husband got a special rate of $40 nightly and that best fit our budget. In March when we found out that the court hearing was changed until June, we knew we had to get an apartment. We were robbed at one of the hotels we were staying in. My daughter’s homeschool was put extremely behind because of the robbery, the refurbished computer we got in the meantime later crashed and then forced us to purchase a new one. My husband has been traveling back and forth from Borger to Austin just so he can work as well as spend time with our family. My son Zayden started behaving aggressively and saying very ugly things about me, my husband and daughter. He also started to wet his pants by having frequent accidents or just because he was scared to potty (which is not his normal self). Also it seemed as if someone was trying to break into our home in Borger while we were in Austin because the electric meter was tampered with which caused the electricity to be cut off (if no electricity then no burglary alarm) and our account was put into investigation because they thought we were trying to steal electricity. Someone wrecked into my car, our apartment flooded due to broken washer…… the list goes on and on. However even though the list goes on and on, God has been with us. He is providing financially and opening doors as we go through life.
Thank you for your prayers!
