CPTSD
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King David is my favorite author of the Old Testament. He was a man that was real, honest, and raw with God. He mused and fussed with God, praised Him, and thanked him — all three rather quickly sometimes. An awesome man of God and King David asked God to keep him “as the apple…
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For the next 12 days, we are returning to posts from the past that have been the most popular with YOU! Here’s our 9th post as a nod to our readers. BLOODGUILT (first published in 2020) I am not saying I still believe that I’m guilty of murder, but being a witness was something that…
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You don’t have to prove your worth. The Creator knit you together in the womb and delighted in your goodness. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Most of us hear that and nod politely, then go right back to living like it’s on us to earn our spot on the planet. Childhood trauma has a…
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It’s the harmony between a Father and His child. It’s not earned, it’s given. It’s not managed, it’s received. Jesus didn’t die to make you better at behaving. He died to bring you back…to tear down the wall that sin built between heaven and home. You can live spotless on the outside and still be…
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Each week we will answer an anonymous message received at BitsnB1218@gmail.com or through DM. There are 60 million survivors of childhood sexual crimes. One in nine don’t report. The real number of victims is staggering but no one wants to talk about it. We will. If you need anonymous advice from Jesus’ girls coming through…
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Many address childhood trauma as if it were the same as not having a prom date for your high school gala. This couldn’t be farther from the truth and adds insult to injury. There was a prophet in the Old Testament named Jeremiah. I love his words about God’s people who were being set up…
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Defined as: noun verb Victims of incest or childhood sexual crimes live under the scrutiny of shame. The question is: Where was this first imposed on the child? When you are two or three years old, how can you consciously do wrong? Isn’t the truth that we are taught wrong? What four year old walked…
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Wicked schemes like incest are born from pure evil. How does evil hide itself? Often veiled in a religious clock of denial. Oh, he was a righteous man. He knew the bible and went to church. What a great cover story! The man who took my virginity now gets to teach me about god. This…
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A Prisoner by No Crime of My Own. From innocence to horror. The True Crime Story of a Child Witness. At three years old, Jodie watched her father murder a woman in a seedy hotel room. He, a true-born sociopath, strolled undetected, using religion as his disguise. Their family coat of arms was incest. The…
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There was no gavel, no crowd to witness the transaction— just a little girl, broken and hollowed, learning too soon that love had sharp edges. He was my father, the one meant to shield, but his hands were storms, and his words, knives. In the aftermath, I found myself at the altar of self-destruction, offering…