Alcoholism
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Come into my home with me today, join me in my prayer life, and my daily reading. Welcome! A Jewel: Have you ever been misunderstood? I was reading today in I Samual. It starts with the story of Hannah. She was married to a man that had two wives. She, unfortunately, could not conceive. At…
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I would love to hear from you! A Jewel: Are you shrinking away from your healing? Are you staying by abusers? Make sure you do not strengthen the hands of evildoers. I am not talking here about those that cuss, have a drink or smoke. That’s not evil. What I am talking about is vile…
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I would love to hear from you! A Jewel: Is incest a cult? Merriam-Webster defines cult as a great devotion to a person or idea; usually a small group of people characterized by such devotion. Synonyms for cult are words like audience, followership or discipleship. Sounds just like the family I was raised in and…
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After your abuse, how were you lied to? If you think your story is too hard to tell, read mine.
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I would love to hear from you! A Jewel: I hold no contempt for my family of origin. I do not feel they are beneath me, worthless or deserve scorn. Living by them in childhood I knew something even then — they were prisoners to desires they could not control. They were defeated by purposes…
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Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question: What would life feel like uninhibited by pain? Brigadoon is a place that is idyllic, unaffected by time, or remote from reality. My Brigadoon is living a life hidden with God. I am tucked away in his kingdom – forever safe. I am not remote from reality but…
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Prejudice exists. I’m often judged and categorized for discussing my upbringing. It gets old. I’d be much more acceptable to them if I didn’t stand by my right to speak. Uncomfortable and unending, the opinions around me fly. Why don’t they be quiet? I didn’t ask them, did I? Unfortunately, this judgment and my shame…
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Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question: Do you fear being alone? Abusive relationships in our childhood teach us that we have no personal space, no time to be alone that isn’t overseen by the abuser, and nothing that would make us believe we were an individual. Individual means single or separate.…
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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…