redemption
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I’ve lived in the darkness. I’ve felt broken, as if the weight of the world was pressing down on me, making it hard to breathe, to move, to hope. In those moments, despair felt like a constant companion, whispering that I was too shattered to heal. But here’s what I’ve learned: our brokenness is not…
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Like brokenness, shame, and anxiety, fear is part of what it is to be human. We are afraid of endless things, from the very understandable to the bizarre. I first encountered debilitating fear when I was a child. My father, who ruled our home with blanketing anger and sexual dominance made my very skin tingle…
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I see so much misguided fear around abuse of children. Talk of sex trafficking, kidnapping and abductions by strangers run rampant on the news, on the internet & in family circles. These views show me that we haven’t learned much as a society about the realities of childhood sexual abuse. At all. Yes, these things…
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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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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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Introspection — what better way to start a week. As I’ve walked through this healing journey for over 25 years, the common theme I found when standing up to liars was how quickly they maligned me with their critical denial. I would be surefooted in one moment about my path forward with the truth. As…
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Here’s to all of you out there committed to healing and dedicated to growth, embracing the daily courage required to shift from self-betrayal to self-acceptance and self-love. Healing is a profound journey, not for the faint-hearted. It demands facing our deepest wounds and vulnerabilities, often unearthed through years of self-protection and denial. It is a…
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Introspection — what better way to start a week. Looking back on my childhood, I had small bouts of imagination. I didn’t have time to dream. But, on occasion, I did. Puff, the Magic Dragon (by Peter, Paul & Mary 1963) Puff, the magic dragon lived by the seaAnd frolicked in the autumn mist in…
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Introspection — what better way to start a week. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream — so do I. Let’s be the generation that does something for the millions of damaged children that live among us. It’s time for transformation, declaration, and a vulnerability around these issues of childhood sexual crimes. Peace be with…
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These words have been on repeat in my mind since the new year. In the tapestry of a new year, the threads of healing and restoration are woven by the divine hands of God. In the echoes of childhood pain and abuse, a profound journey unfolds – one of resilience, courage, and faith. But that…