An abuser in domestic violence is not frequently violent.
It is the threat of violence that causes the family to 'walk on eggshells' and 'mind' the abuser, keeping from him anything that might set him off.
Elaine Redwine lived it for too long.
For her it was not simply the courage to face off against Mark Redwine, the narcissistic, abusive ex husband and father of missing 13 year old, Dylan, but it was that she did it for Dylan.
She did not do the Dr. Phil Show for her own mental health, or for her own closure: she did it with singleminded courage: her purpose was to learn where Dylan is to be found.
What does she face from Mark Redwine?
She faces having her life undraped before the nation, including the humiliation of having chapters in her life published that no one wishes to be published.
She faces having her life undraped, not only in the embarrassing moments, but in moments that never existed: lies from the wicked imagination of Mark Redwine.
But note how little she cares: he could slay her, but only give her Dylan!
Mark Redwine's ultimate infliction of pain upon Elaine came through the apple of her eye: her baby boy.
After taking Dylan from her, he cannot hurt her ever again.
In Dylan's name, Elaine has become fearless.
We join in Elaine's fight for Dylan. We pray, and we fight. The sword and the trowel, the fight and the labor.
To Mark Redwine:
Where is Dylan?
Where is Dylan?
Where is Dylan?
We will not stop asking until we get the answer.
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