true crime

  • I used to believe growth arrived with companionship. A friend. A mentor. A wise voice pointing the way. Instead, some of the greatest growth in my life arrived through isolation. Not the isolation I chose, but the kind handed to me without my consent. The unanswered prayers. The empty spaces. The seasons when heaven seemed…

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  • Suicide and death are such a common theme among incest survivors. You know why? It’s all murder, that’s why. I only saw my father a handful of times after that. He had chosen deceit and the battle between us was on. About six months before this illness, I’d dreamt that my father was milling about…

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  • Moments of reflection — what better way to start a week. Chronic physical pain has been with me since I was a child. I have also lived with severe PTSD. A childhood wrought with murder, confusion, and constant physical, emotional and sexual abuse left its course surging through my veins. Chronic physical pain and PTSD…

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  • A Prisoner by No Crime of My Own. From innocence to horror. The True Crime Story of a Child Witness. At three years old, Jodie watched her father murder a woman in a seedy hotel room. He, a true-born sociopath, strolled undetected, using religion as his disguise. Their family coat of arms was incest. The…

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  • It’s All Murder

    Suicide and death are such a common theme among incest survivors. You know why? It’s all murder, that’s why. I only saw my father a handful of times after that. He had chosen deceit and the battle between us was on. About six months before this illness, I’d dreamt that my father was milling about…

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  • Suicide and death are such a common theme among incest survivors. You know why? It’s all murder, that’s why. I only saw my father a handful of times after that. He had chosen deceit and the battle between us was on. About six months before this illness, I’d dreamt that my father was milling about…

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  • It Ends Well

    The book A Prisoner by No Crime of My Own, The True Crime Story of a Child Witness holds accounts of childhood crimes that many of us have lived through. I hope my story helps you find your story! Conclusion “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children will walk in truth.”—3…

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  • Fear Not Friday | Borderline

    A song made popular by Madonna: “Something in the way you love me won’t let me beI don’t want to be your prisonerSo baby, won’t you set me free?Stop playing with my heart. . . Just try to understand I’ve given all I can‘Cause you got the best of me BorderlineFeels like I’m going to…

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  • Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne?Though she may forget, I will not forget you! Isaiah 49:15 To answer the question — Yes, a mother can forget, neglect and care nothing about a child she has born, carried, and birthed. I’m not sad…

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  • The True Crime Story of a Child Witness. Each one of us that came through childhood crimes is a “child witness.” This is my story of courage. I hope it helps you find your legs in this wild sea we now find ourselves in. Buy it direct here for a reduced price: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?6ypL4G8pU18dENJQw4N2WBp8o4Vhbs04FZDK8cvam45

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