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…

Healing From Childhood Rejection

Two symmetrical puffy pigtails hanging upside down. Wrapping my string bean legs around the light green rusty monkey bars felt so daring.  I felt like I was on top of the world.  But; always brought back down with the overwhelming feelings of not making friends. I looked like my peers, talked like my peers but;…

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…

December Monthly Devotional: Ripping God Out Of The Box

Happy December! and Happy Last Month of the Year.  Don’t put God in a box. Let him excite you  and surprise you.  I woke up at 3am with a song on my heart made by God. I wish you could hear the melody of the song or maybe you can just make your own.  Well,…

Tweens & Teens Lessons I Wish I knew (PT2)

Last week, I shared with you I spoke at a young women’s empowerment. I totally ended up talking all about forgiveness and the next thing you know I’m pouring out my testimony.  I promised you I would share how it went so this post is my promised fulfilled.