Faith and Intolerance

Over the past eleven years, I have spoken or facilitated at annual events for both Crime Survivors and OC Crime Stoppers. Sometime during the first year when I was quite new at all this, I opened that particular event with a prayer because the way I saw it, faith had...

New beginnings

So one day I sold all my belongings, bought a brand new car, loaded up some suitcases and my son who was only about 5 at the time, and drove to California. I had about $5000 to my name but I figured I could get set up and start a fresh new chapter in my life. After...

Why a blog

Well, basically for the same reason I do the 501c3 work and a weekly radio show: to promote a healthy, constructive dialog and foster a sense of community. I understand that there are others who feel they are in the dark and can’t find their way. I want to reach out...

My Story

My name is Patricia Wenskunas and this is my personal Blog . . . and this is my story. My story may not seem that different from that of other Americans, but when you scratch beneath the surface, it may be a lot different in the things I went through to get from there...