The day it all began

God’s Goodness Through The Storms

I woke up this morning to fantastic, unexpected news. Or, in other words, God’s goodness continuing to show up in our lives. Our taxes and Covid stimulus check had arrived into our bank account. I don’t understand why now. And I don’t have to. Here’s our story these past 5 months. As I begin my tale, know that many details are still sacredly private. These few minutes you and I are about to spend together is the beginning of me learning to share all God has been doing. In July, trauma showed its face. Trauma has many different forms ...

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Trauma: Was this my fault

Your past trauma is your own story and nobody can take away your truth. This is mine: Disclaimer: When I was 16 something happened to me that shouldn’t have. To this day, I’m not sure what to call it. Sexual trauma? Rape? Or just a really bad experience? On one hand I want to call it rape. For some reason I resist this label, as if what happened wasn’t as big of a deal as I think it is. In other words, I feel I am not deserving to classify what happened to me as rape. Even as I ...

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Trauma Talks: Meet Mr. Sexy

Trauma affects us all a little bit differently. For instance, if a group of four are in a near death car accident, they will each come out with a different perspective, different triggers and a different level of trauma (The Body Keeps Score). The driver might have severe anxiety resulting in an inability to drive. The front passenger might be in therapy to work through triggers. As for the back seat passengers, one might not be affected at all, and the other may be slightly affected, yet not quite as acute as the other two passengers. I use this ...

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A Story of Worthiness

“Can you just finish me off,” he says. Out of obligation and insecurity, you do. He rolls over and falls asleep while you lay there with silent tears. This isn’t the first time you have carried out these sentiments. You do it because you know that you were a tease, and being a tease is sexy. However, being a tease and not following through is not sexy. In fact, being a tease means you’re obligated to make sure and “finish the job.” This story may or may not be familiar to you. However, this was my story for far ...

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