Legacy
Legacy. I used to wonder what that would mean for me. Would I be important enough to remember Once my flesh is laid to rest? I suppose it is out of fear that I used to ask these things. What…
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Girls Recovering As Christ Empowers
Michelle
The Voids
The voids are a darkness So hard at times to fully identify in name But so easy to identity in symptom Heavy, Angry, Low Self-Worth Fear, Abused, Abandoned Just to name a few As I discover that I yet have…
Discretion Over Deliverance
Part 2: Reasons Why I always find myself asking the question WHY when something happens contrary to what I think it should; this is a normal human response, I suppose. I am finding that my why lingers in a bit…
Violence Against Women Act
This week, the House of Representatives will vote for the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The updated act will improve the prevention of violence against women, support communities of color, increase access to housing for victims, prevent domestic…
Only a Reflection of the Tree of Life
Before I began my healing journey from sexual assault, I saw my life much like the bare tree in this picture. I didn’t feel as though I had much to offer the world. However, when I looked at my reflection…
Redeemed Innocence
23 years of purity erased by a violation of me. Lonely. Often Vexing. Emptiness. Feeling forgotten and often not in a mindset of gratefulness. A hateful mess. Yearning for intimacy. That which faithfully You have given me. I had forgotten.…
What I Hid
A secret that sickens the soul is one that should be released… I say that much more easily Now that I have gotten to know the God that used His Light to set me free. Smiles and laughter Were a…
Who Is She
Some see her as fragile Some treat her as small Though she may act out of her pain So many judge those actions without really knowing her truth at all She weeps in silence Sometimes the tears she allows to…
She is You and You are Her
Close your eyes Do you see her? She is you and you are her. She was so innocent And free Unburied by the heaviness that would come She smiled, she giggled She trusted… and she deserved care. She is you…
Discretion Over Deliverance
Part 1: It Struck Me The title of this post is one that likely provokes the reader to think about a variety of topics. What could be so “taboo” to mention, that it must be talked about very little or…