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author.speaker.survivor
Life is difficult. Hope and healing through Jesus Christ are possible. Join me as we navigate this perilous journey together.
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God Is Not Milk
Holding my son’s empty cup, I opened the refrigerator door and scanned the contents. Hadn’t I just bought milk? Yet there was none in the refrigerator. I moved some containers of leftovers, as if two gallon jugs could be hiding. Where were they?
Empty plastic bags still littered the floor. My youngest son toddled into the kitchen. “Milk?”
“Just a minute.” I gathered the bags from the floor. Empty. Where could the milk have gone? Then dread filled my stomach. No, it couldn’t...read more
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Wrong Aim
I was outside moving lawn furniture when my son yelled my name and pointed to the house wall. “Be careful, there’s a spider.”
Sure enough. A big, hairy spider sat next to my office window.
No problem. I considered myself a bug removal expert. I reached for a nearby broom, aimed the handle at the spider, and made contact…
With the window.
My son lowered his hand, and we gaped at the shattered glass.
I had missed but hit the now shattered window.
In life, I...read more
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A Blind Date, Prince Charming, and the Rock Thrower
I walked into the grocery store. On a group blind date, no less. Fear and excitement warred inside me. The guy I’d been paired up with smiled at me and my heart did a little flip. I ran my tongue along my teeth, hoping I didn’t have any Chinese food stuck in the crevices. I was enjoying getting to know him, but I wasn’t sure he felt the same way.
My friend stopped in front of me. “What should we buy first?” She’d been the one to suggest the date, and I’d gone along with it...read more
Coming Soon
Raised in a verbally abusive family, Emily longs for a freshstart away from them. When she goes to college, a confession changes everything. The effects of sexual, verbal and emotional abuse haunt her. Will she ever be whole again? learn more