Train Ride Poems: Undone

Undone Can I tell my story without being dismissed as a victim, without being told my pain is just a mindset I need to change? Or being told that was the past yet I feel like I’m constantly running circles to even see the future  Many times I’m sitting around tables. With people while I…

Paper + Pen God’s Very Gift To Me [Poetry Series]

Five-year-old me could be found during playtime, writing stories. I believe I was destined to be a writer at a very young age. God’s very gift to me was paper and pen. Writing saved my life; it safely released the toxin inside of me. At 34 years old, I’m never without a notebook. Writing allows…

Overcoming: Character Flaws We Picked Up From Childhood Trauma

Yup, your girl was having a conversation and smack dab in mid-sentence heard “you’re being manipulative”. Of course,  like any normal person would; I slowly looked around the room like who me God? Your favorite child no. (Jk Jk)  Let me tell you only God can interrupt you mid-sentence to correct you without leaving condemnation…

Drinking From The Well Devotional (I’m Not 100% Okay)

I wouldn’t say it was the project I was trying to finish before New Year’s welcomed its self in; which led to the emotional breakdown. It was a snowball effect building its strength to roll down the hill. The snow started with the passing of my adoptive Father who molested me for many years ….

Spiritual Manipulation PT4: Getting BACK UP

This road is pretty new to me of healing from spiritual manipulation. Its a journey with bumps, curves and steep hills. Being manipulated builds a wall to strive to never be hurt again. But this mentality locks us out of the good life God has in store for us. It places us in a waiting…

Spiritual manipulation PT3: Opening Your Eyes And Seeing TRUTH

It’s the people we cried on their shoulders, the ones who lifted us up when we felt nothing else mattered. We opened our hearts and built trust with. Spiritual Manipulation can be tough to detect.  Most of the time it’s done by people we love or have built reports with. It’s not always done maliciously…

Spiritual manipulation PT2: Learning The Voice Of God

It was breathtaking exploring the people, food, and culture of Greece. A few years ago a teacher gifted me the gift of a trip to Greece. Yup you heard correctly Greece. Along the journey of touring, I bumped into a few language barriers. This stirred up feelings of discomfort, fear, lack of direction, hunger, and…