Of Dreams and Nightmares (AYFH wk 37)

One Sunday, the Pastor Daniel told of two sisters he met doing some missions work overseas. He described how one had been repeatedly violated by a family member, while the other sister had been thought sleeping in the room and therefore had witnessed her siblings abuse. Oh the torment of soul she carried, and Pastor D explained that you don’t have to be the physical victim in order to be abused. As he shared that story, something within me began to violently shake and quake. I found it near impossible to breath, and Continue reading Of Dreams and Nightmares (AYFH wk 37)

Of Dreams and Nightmares (AYFH wk 36)

Do you suffer from nightmares or have trouble sleeping at night, either from fearful anticipation of dreams and remembrances or perhaps some form of insomnia? I’m telling my story for you and over the next few blog posts I’m going to share what the Lord taught me to take hold of (appropriate) His promise for sweet sleep! Continue reading Of Dreams and Nightmares (AYFH wk 36)

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2018: A Year For Hope (Week 31)

By the time we’d moved to the better school district, the extent of how far I’d fallen and how lost I was spiritually was evident by the chaos I was tolerating in my home and marriage. I was either going to lose my mind, or I needed help. One night while “T” was out with “She”, I finally hit bottom. I remember sprawling out on the floor of our bedroom, nose to carpet with arms extended and …. Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 31)

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2018: A Year For Hope (Week 28)

I married “T” on my 21st birthday just two weeks after my divorce finalized. Red flags started going off almost immediately, but I ignored them. I had to. Acknowledging that I might have made a mistake would have meant that I’d be alone again, that I’d be a failure again. And my battered psyche just couldn’t handle that. I needed him, because I needed to be needed and he made me feel needed…. Continue reading 2018: A Year For Hope (Week 28)