guilt
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The Child Who Was Waiting for God There are things that happened to children that seem to have no proper place in time. Too early for a child. Too late for anyone to notice. Too long before anyone came. You grow older, but the crime remains the same age. The child inside you is still…
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The woman I am now would have terrified me then. Not because she is extraordinary. Because she is quiet. She wakes before the house does. Makes breakfast. Teaches her children. Folds small clothes. Washes yesterday from the dishes. Prays over ordinary things. Keeps showing up when there is no applause for it. She has learned…
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On the question of fear, ask yourself: Do I fear change? Most people believe that they fear change and I suppose that’s true. What I have learned is that my deepest fear now is staying unchanged. When you think about staying exactly as you are for your the rest of your life, doesn’t that scare you?…
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On the question of fear, ask yourself: Do I live in the fear of what my future holds? Incest leaves a whole so large in the heart of a person seldom do they whisper, “I cannot wait to see what my future holds.” They’d never utter that because hope has usually been robbed from them. Hope…
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On the question of fear, ask yourself: Do I live in the fear of what others think? Fear with a capital “F” stays with survivors of incest. It was a gift given to us at breakfast, served with soup at lunch, and gluttonously given at the dinner table. Fear had to be consumed by us for…
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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 8th post as a nod to our readers. The Stench of Guilt (first published September 2020). The problem with sexual abuse and crimes that are perpetrated by family members is that most…
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I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. A Jewel: I love John Eldridge of Wild at Heart ministry. I want to share one of his daily readings with you, “I love feeling happy. Absolutely love it. Who doesn’t? But my pursuit of it has sometimes gotten me into trouble. I’m pretty…
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It’s 2025 and I am exceedingly happy at the prospect of this coming year. That hasn’t always been my expectation, but rather, it’s been one of quiet dread and subtle disappointment over what pain may meet me in the new year. Not so this year! I am filled with anticipation of what will be. God…
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I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. A Jewel: Dillusional v. Deceived – let’s unpack that for a minute. The definition of dillusional is “a false belief or judgment about external reality, held despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, occurring especially in mental conditions.” The definition of deceived is “cause someone to…
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May I first extend my prayer of love to you. I have known better the dread of Father’s Day than I have known anything else. I hate both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, but I always try to unlearn and retrain myself. The kindest gift my earthy father ever gave me was his death. His…