. . . let us strip off every weight that slows us down . . . Heb 12:1 (NLT)
Part of the abuser's strategy was to manipulate my young mind to believe that nothing he was doing was wrong, while at the same time making me believe that if I told anyone, I would be the one who had done something wrong.
Read MoreThe fear of man brings a snare. Proverbs 29:25 (NKJV)
When the abuser told me, “I am the only one who loves you,” my mother's emotional distance seemed to prove him right. And when he said, “I'm the only daddy you have,” my father's physical absence was all the evidence I needed to believe his words were true.
Read MoreIf God is for us, who can ever be against us? Romans 8:31b (NLT)
In order to write today's post, I had to force myself to remember the sound of his drunken footsteps in the darkness as he tip-toed through the kitchen, headed toward my bedroom.
Read MoreWhen I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. I Corinthians 13:11 (NLT)
I often say there is no guilt like motherhood guilt. Whether my failures as a parent are real or perceived, they have the same affect – a well-aimed shot in the foot. Nothing can send me spiraling down an emotional tunnel of guilt as fast as seeing one of my children (now adults) struggle in any area of their lives.
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