This is the blog of my life...most consider it for fodder for a soap opera, or a horror story, but the contents of this are all true.  The last four years of my life that has been a 'Living Hell' with no apparent end in sight.  Every time that you think that it cannot possible get worse...guess what?...it does!  I have for the last two years been trying to write a book about my experiences, but with what goes on, and how fast these horrific events occur, the book will have to wait, and at the rate that I am going, the book may never happen; Either by cause or events.  I want to document some of this...for myself, and for others.  A lot can be learned through my experiences

The reason for the title of Captiva Elizabetha, are some of the similarities that I have with Elizabeth 1st of England.  She was continually persecuted and tested, some by fault of her own, more often by slander, rumors, and blatantly persecuted, either by her family, friends, or just the people around her.  She also had her life and safety continually threatened....and the irony of it is...people are more willing to believe the worst of people rather than the truth.  Many people are threatened and alienated just for their clinging to their morals and standards, and have their motives bastardized for nothing more than spite.

Captiva Elizabetha means Captive Elizabeth in Latin.  She signed her name this way while she was held prisoner by her sister, "Bloody Mary".  She, alike me, was a captive: Not only physically, but of her reputation, her opinions, moral decisions, beliefs, and her current situation.    

Elizabeth always put her subjects first in everything that she did, although most suspected her motivation.  Although she was a calculating and conniving shrew at times, she always had her priorities right, putting others first, although sometimes it did not always seem that way.  Although Elizabeth and I differ with the ability to connive, there are more similarities than differences. 

Although this is a story of my life, and not hers, I thought that I should introduce the inspiration to the title, and this way when reference is made, you, the reader will understand why...  Welcome to Captiva Elizabetha.