mental health
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Moments of reflection — what better way to start a week. Yesterday was Mother’s Day. My mother never choose me. And that’s okay. I know a God that not only choose me while I was in my mother’s womb, his love surpasses the love of a mother. Can a mother forget the baby at her…
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Moments of reflection — what better way to start a week. I have been dealing with chronic physical pain for about three years now. To fix the pain, I had a full hip replacement. I thought the surgery was going to provide immediate relief. The problem – I live with severe PTSD. A childhood wrought…
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Each week on Tuesday 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…
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For me it was a long way down the line, after years and years of healing work, of prayer, and of raging (in therapy and in prayer) at my abusers, that I was ready to open myself to the possibility of forgiveness. No amount of willed or false or hopeful forgiveness was going to fix…
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Each week on Tuesday we will answer an anonymous message received at BitsnB1218@gmail.com or through DM. Sometimes, if a comment feels resonant, we will respond via Bits n’ Bs for a more public response. Dear Nicky, You wrote, “But . . . When your abuser dies and his child perpetrates his deeds.” First, we are…
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An excerpt from Morgan Snyder’s book “Becoming a King:” “The context of the journey of deliverance from the false self and restoration of the true self is unique, but the process is universal. It begins with awareness. The first step to becoming true is becoming aware of the false. Who am I in my false…
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“Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience. You need experience to gain wisdom.” Albert Einstein Each week on Tuesday we will answer an anonymous message received at BitsnB1218@gmail.com or through DM. Dear Bits n’ B, “I have a very complicated relationship with my family. This post is directed at my dad’s…
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“Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience. You need experience to gain wisdom.” Albert Einstein Together we are stronger. Each week on Wednesday we will begin answering anonymous emails received at BitsnB1218@gmail.com. I’ve received many anonymous comments through the years. Two young men, both the age of 24, have emailed. I…
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Introspection — what better way to start a week. I had a dream last night. There was a mother and her two small boys. I walked up to them and the boys were swimming in a large pool. Their mother was floating face down in the water. Startled, I asked the boys what was going…
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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…