I was so thirsty. We had been traveling for hours. I was twelve years old, too old to complain. It had been a while since our last pit stop, and I was bone dry. My throat was dry, my lips were dry. I was relieved when Dad pulled into a gas station. I jumped out [...]
I was interviewed this week by author G.G. Vandergriff. We visited about healing. Here are some of the highlights of that interview. I hope you enjoy them and that you’ll share your comments. You have told me that you are passionate about self-worth. I have recently passed through some miraculous healing experiences, that have erased [...]
Following is a review of Some Secrets Hurt by Linda P. Adams, followed by an interview I did with her earlier this year. I hope you enjoy it. I first came across this tender, exceptionally well-presented children’s picture book last year while thumbing through the tables at Time Out for Women. When author Linda Kay [...]
Hey! There’s an elephant in the living room. Shh. We’re pretending it’s not there. That’s crazy. It’s enormous and it’s noisy. Maybe if we act casual no one will notice. Are you kidding me? Just look the other way. Pretend you don’t see it. No way. Look at the mess it’s making. No one would [...]
Part 2. I’ll Cast on Him My Every Care Is There Forgiveness for the Perpetrator of Sexual Abuse? This is Part 2 of His Grace is Sufficient. If you missed Part 1 “In the Quiet Heart is Hidden Sorrow that the Eye Can’t See, click here. Consider this sister’s story. “I was abused as were [...]
Part 1. In the Quiet Heart is Hidden Sorrow that the Eye Can’t See by Linda Garner Orange Jello. The girls were excited. My friend had made it for her mutual class. As she peeled back the foil, their delight turned quickly to dismay. Something was wrong. “What’s that in the corner?” asked one of [...]
When my children were young, I attended a workshop in another city. I left my children in the care of others while I was gone. Daddy was home at night, and my capable neighbors helped out during the day. My five year old daughter took a spill from her brother’s bike while he was pumping [...]
I am a big fan of the 5 Browns. I own some of their CD’s and have watched them in concert on several occasions. I watched the news in horror this past week as a dreadful story of sexual abuse was revealed. Desirae (32), Deondra (30), and Melody (26) Brown, now grown women, were each [...]
Last week, I introduced you to a woman I call Christy. You read some of her thoughts on sexual abuse and we talked about children of abuse having no choice. Here is more from Christy. This is her personal heartbreaking story. Imagine how different Christy’s story might be, if someone, anyone, had noticed that something [...]
I have received some meaningful letters over the past year or so, as my prevent sexual abuse message has spread. I’d like to share some thoughts from some of those letters. Here are some excerpts from a letter I received from a local woman I’ll call Christy. Christy was 50 at the time she wrote [...]
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