Overcoming a Bad Day
We all have bad days. Overcoming a bad day isn't easy. The kind of day that starts off with missing an alarm, awakening to a kinked neck, stumbling out of bed to find that someone else is in the bathroom...
Should Women Be Accountable If They Abort?
A bunch of my friends are asking, "Should women be accountable if they abort their children?" This isn't a sound-bite type of question. Let's unpack it.First of all, if the law recognized preborn babies as persons with the human rights afforded all other persons, abortion...
Lyme Life Monday ~ Broken
I think everyone, at one time or another, feels broken. Lymies feel broken almost all the time. Even if we're feeling relatively good, we know the potential for relapse. Child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors and trafficking survivors feel broken too. It takes great, focused effort...
Giving Back What Was Stolen
Some people call it, "paying it forward". Others are legitimately paying restitution, literally giving back what was stolen. Still, some have an internal desire to do good and share.I have been spending a lot of time with the Scriptures because I'm studying for a project....
Generations Conceived in Violence
Our family has seen generations conceived in violence. My mom was a 15-year-old virgin from a small town in 1966. That spring she was violently raped. He told her he'd ruined her and no one else would want her. She believed him. He convinced her...
Lyme Life ~ Pressure
It's been a rough road. After more than a year of seeing my doctor, at least, every four weeks I am not much better. Actually, last month seems to have been a reversal. I'm not under pressure from outside sources. The pressure to get well...
Learning From Twitter
I tend to be analytical. The simplest things can have me in deep thought. I've always loved the idea of Twitter because of the related text in the Bible. What can we be learning from Twitter?English Standard Version Even in your thoughts, do not curse the...
Atrocious Parallels
In spite of Godwin's Law, I find an astonishing amount of atrocious parallels in recent days to that of 1930s Nazi Germany. Atrocious Parallels The people had come out of wartime in Germany with tremendous national debt and high unemployment, especially among young people. They were ravaged...
Lyme Life Monday ~ Building Neurons
I've been working on my brain for a while, specifically rewiring to overcome spastic movements and intrusive thoughts caused by an exacerbation of Lyme Disease and past trauma from child sexual abuse and sex trafficking. Building neurons on purpose. Building Neurons Trauma and trespasses cause similar toxic...
Believe What You Want!
We all do it. Most of us choose to believe what we want to about all sorts of things. We hope that we know what's up. Sometimes, no matter what evidence you see, you believe what you want to. For sure? We want to believe our candidate...