recovery
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Have you looked closely at the intent of those that abuse? I’ve heard people describe them and I don’t believe they are understanding the severity of childhood sexual crimes. Proverbs 2 tells of such a person, “Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men (and women) whose words are perverse, who…
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Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question: Do you easily call out the deception in your abuser(s) or do you deny what you see? One of the easiest ways to stay outside of healing and freedom is to deny what you see. As children, if you came through childhood sexual crimes, you…
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The book A Prisoner by No Crime of My Own, True Crime Story of a Child Witness, Chapter 13 – An Olympic Race . . . continued . . . Sure — I had and have a lot of love for my parents, sometimes. What good is my love going to do now? It becomes…
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Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question: Does my past abuse, and the actions of survival and sin I’ve done since, make me too bad for a relationship with God? Children have a hard time making a distinction between themselves and thier parents. God does not. The actions and sins of another…
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In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. Ephesians 3:12 That is a very hard concept for me. Approaching my earthly father was miserable. It was a relationship built on maniuplation and lies. Pain and suffering was at the core of my fatherly relationship so how now am…
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Over 35 years ago, I saw a book in my mind’s eye. The book cover had a woman sitting on a cold cement floor in a prison cell with no bed, no toilet and only dim light cascading down on her from a high window that had bars on it. The title of the book…
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Parenting after surviving childhood abuse feels like steering a ship through a storm without a compass. You become both the protector and the frightened child, caught in the echoes of your past while trying to build a future for someone else. There’s no map for this kind of journey, no help from extended family to…
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Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question: Don’t we all want to be a good son or daugther? What happens when that means I need to be disobedient to my parents’ rules to survive? What if my speaking up goes against everything they taught me? What if my needs now must surface…
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There’s a delicate moment, almost invisible, that stretches between the end of tragedy and the beginning of something new. I have lived there, in that thin, gray space where everything feels raw, unmade, like a wound that hasn’t yet decided if it will scar or heal. How do we begin again when the world as…
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Let me tell you something about hope and keeping faith going—it’s not a one-time decision or a magical moment. It’s a relentless, everyday choice. I’ve learned this through my own journey of healing and rising above. And trust me, it’s a messy, beautiful ride. Optimism isn’t about ignoring the dark parts of our lives. It’s…