As a young girl, I had a deep desire for God. After a while, I grew up thinking God forgot me. My first oldest sister would take me to church. My expectations of meeting with God were always high. Because I wrote letters to God daily. During the service my little eyes watched people get filled…
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Can I Really Honor My Mother and Father? I’m in foster Care
If you asked me a year ago, do I honor my Mother and Father? I would have given you the meanest 13-year-old sassiest eye roll ever. Then I would have proceeded to give you the grocery list of reasons why I felt my parents were unworthy of being honored. However, the more I learn about…
Addressing Inner Wounds
As a person who endured childhood abuse and trauma I learned to internalize emotions as a way to cope and to survive. If I was hurting I smiled, If I was overwhelmed and frustrated I smiled , When I was manipulated and tormented I smiled. I never really told anyone how I really felt.
Purity after Sexual Abuse
I heard the Lord whisper to me “There is Purity after Sexual abuse”. The words sparked me because I never thought I would be able to see myself as pure with such a dirty and dark past.