Beautifully Unbroken

Beautifully Unbroken

From victim, to survivor, to thriver

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  • Farmview Drive

    Farmview Drive

    Growing up, I only recall two houses that we lived in. The first was attached to the back of a grocery store and it wasn’t very big. I don’t have many memories of that house but I do remember being scared every time the cops would knock on our door and notify us that the […]

    Kris Martinez

    May 4, 2022
    BU – Beautifully Unbroken, family, Life, Relationships
    christian, domestic violence, family, freedom, hope, jesus, Love, Relationships
  • BU:  The Necklace

    BU:  The Necklace

    When I look at my life as a whole, I like to highlight moments in time that remind me that my life has truly been Beautifully Unbroken (BU); this is one of those stories. Last July, my daughter, who is a missionary at an orphanage, returned home for what should have been two months. For […]

    Kris Martinez

    March 18, 2022
    BU – Beautifully Unbroken, Christianity, Life, Relationships
    beautifully unbroken, BU, christian, family, hope, jesus, Love, Relationships
  • Pressure Perfect

    Pressure Perfect

    Perfectionist. All one needs to do is read that word and there are immediate thoughts that begin to formulate. Thoughts of how we, ourselves strive for perfectionism; or the face of someone we know pops into our heads because they represent to us what a perfectionist is. I have lived the better part of my […]

    Kris Martinez

    March 15, 2022
    Christianity, domestic violence, Life, Relationships
    christian, domestic violence, freedom, help, hope, jesus, Relationships
  • YCMTSU:  Domino Effect

    YCMTSU:  Domino Effect

    Have you ever had those days when one thing goes wrong, and that gets followed by several other things?  It is like the universe was trying to say something and could have found a better way to say it! The events I lay out below all happened within a THREE-day period! You literally cannot make […]

    Kris Martinez

    March 11, 2022
    Friday Funnies, Funny, Life, YCMTSU
    chaos, dominoes, Friday Funnies, hope, jesus, laugh, Relationships
  • Fear-Based Courage

    Fear-Based Courage

    Fear is an internal battle that we can fight for our whole lives. We may not even be aware of its presence or influence and so it quietly dictates our decisions. But when we choose to look in the eye of fear and face off with it, we can overcome so much more than we […]

    Kris Martinez

    March 8, 2022
    Courage, domestic violence, Fear, Life, Relationships
    christian, Courage, domestic violence, family, Fear, freedom, hope, jesus, overcome, Relationships
  • YCMTSU:  Surgery Day

    YCMTSU:  Surgery Day

    A few years ago, while I was at work, I climbed up one of those rolling step ladders to get a piece of equipment.  I turned around to descend the steps when my shoe slipped on the edge of the top step and I went all the way down! Unfortunately, my left leg went down […]

    Kris Martinez

    March 4, 2022
    Funny, Life, YCMTSU
    clumsy, Friday Funnies, jesus, stairs
  • EVIA: The Ultimate Price

    EVIA: The Ultimate Price

    Disclaimer: This is a serious story of domestic violence and does not end well. To prevent the identity of “Evia” or her family being exposed, many of the details and the characters in this story have been changed. None of the names are real and the circumstances have been adjusted to maintain discretion. At its […]

    Kris Martinez

    March 1, 2022
    domestic violence, Relationships
    domestic violence, freedom, help, hope, Relationships, wisdom
  • BU: Airplane Redemption

    BU: Airplane Redemption

    The Beautifully Unbroken (BU) series I am weaving into my blog because, amidst our struggles, I believe it is important to remember the good things that have happened in life. Along my journey, I have not had many mentors and, in fact, have only had two of them. The first one I met back when […]

    Kris Martinez

    February 25, 2022
    BU – Beautifully Unbroken, Life, Relationships
    beautifully unbroken, BU, christian, freedom, hope, Love, Redemption, Relationships
  • Chameleon

    Chameleon

    In, To Be or Not To Be, I wrote about the confidence I walk with now. Yet, it was a constant battle to sincerely believe in myself; at times it felt like it was an endless and wearisome dirt road. Along the journey, self-doubt was my constant companion and self-worth relentlessly eluded me. My only […]

    Kris Martinez

    February 22, 2022
    Christianity, domestic violence, Life, Relationships
    chameleon, christian, domestic violence, family, freedom, help, hope, jesus, Love, navy, NJROTC, Relationships, wisdom
  • YCMTSU: Home Depot

    YCMTSU: Home Depot

    I think one of my favorite quotes comes from Ron on Parks and Rec when he visited Home Depot (HD). An eager employee approaches him and says, “Hey, is there a project you are working on?” Ron looks him directly in the eye and responds, “I know more than you.” This is literally how I […]

    Kris Martinez

    February 18, 2022
    Funny, Life, You Can’t Make This $h!t Up
    Funny, home depot, YCMTSU
  • Caution: Inevitable Explosion Ahead

    Caution: Inevitable Explosion Ahead

    I think we all know people who could easily be described as peacemakers. Usually, they are the quiet ones in the conversation who mostly listen, but they don’t say much. They aren’t necessarily limited to being a certain type of personality, as it is more of a characteristic that they project. We often view these […]

    Kris Martinez

    February 16, 2022
    domestic violence, Life, Relationships
    domestic violence, family, freedom, jesus, Relationships, wisdom
  • YCMTSU: The Most Expensive Car

    YCMTSU: The Most Expensive Car

    When I was at my last job, I would sometimes go out for lunch. One day, when I returned, someone had parked in my normal spot. No biggie, I just parked on the opposite side, which was on a slight hill. As per usual, I put my car in park and pulled up the emergency […]

    Kris Martinez

    February 11, 2022
    Funny, Life, YCMTSU
    accidents, cars, jesus, laugh, Life
  • Dance Through the Fire

    Dance Through the Fire

    God does not give us more than we can handle because it is not Him giving us our troubles.

    Kris Martinez

    February 8, 2022
    Christianity, domestic violence, Life, Relationships
    christian, family, freedom, hope, jesus, Love, Relationships, wisdom
  • YCMTSU:  The Tale of Four Holes

    YCMTSU:  The Tale of Four Holes

    My childhood was literally a dice roll on whether I was going to make it to adulthood. So many crazy things happened and, when I look back, it amazes me that I made it out in one piece! This is the tale of the four holes…in my head!!! In the Hispanic culture, going to see […]

    Kris Martinez

    February 4, 2022
    Funny, YCMTSU, You Can’t Make This $h!t Up
    christian, family, Friday Funnies, laugh, Life
  • Red Roses or Red Flags?: Healing is Essential

    Red Roses or Red Flags?: Healing is Essential

    A bouquet of red roses or red flags?

    Kris Martinez

    February 2, 2022
    Christianity, domestic violence, Relationships
    domestic violence, family, freedom, friend, help, Love, Relationships, wisdom
  • YCMTSU:  Potato’s and Migraines

    YCMTSU:  Potato’s and Migraines

    I have had so many things happen in my life that sometimes, I just shake my head in disbelief because you can’t make this $h!t up (YCMTSU)! One story that stands out for me happened when I was somewhere around 12-years-old. Up until I was 30, I struggled with migraine headaches to the point where […]

    Kris Martinez

    January 28, 2022
    Funny, Life
    Fridayremedy, Funny, Migraine, potato, remedy
  • The Dark Side of the Moon

    The Dark Side of the Moon

    The aftermath of domestic violence is a different phase of overcoming.

    Kris Martinez

    January 25, 2022
    Christianity, domestic violence, Life
    christian, domestic violence, freedom, help, hope, jesus, Love, wisdom
  • Pass the Baton

    Pass the Baton

    I have been part of the church institution for over three decades. It is not a perfect institution, but it plays an important role in the Christian environment. I served in leadership most of those thirty years and, for over 20 years, served closely with different pastors. I have to be honest, I do not […]

    Kris Martinez

    January 21, 2022
    Christianity, domestic violence
    christian, church, counseling, domestic violence, freedom, hope, jesus, pastor, pastoralcare, wisdom
  • YCMTSU: Roller Coaster Week

    YCMTSU:  Roller Coaster Week

    People who are close to me know that the craziest things happen to me all the time. Like surreal stuff and on a regular basis. Since childhood, I was always referred to as accident-prone and that was an understatement!  If something could happen to me, it did.  If something could be run into, I ran […]

    Kris Martinez

    January 18, 2022
    Funny, Life, YCMTSU
    Crazy Life, Funny, Life, YCMTSU
  • Silent Prison

    Silent Prison

    One of the most misunderstood and overlooked forms of abuse is emotional abuse.  It is easily covered up, easily overlooked, and easily dismissed.  Psychology Today defines emotional abuse as:             “A pattern of behavior in which the perpetrator insults, humiliates, and generally instills fear in an individual in order to control them. The individual’s reality may become […]

    Kris Martinez

    January 13, 2022
    domestic violence, Relationships
    christian, domestic violence, family, freedom, friend, help, jesus, Love, wisdom
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