"Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth." -John 17:17
I thought I would take a break from my usual blog posts and share about our recent family vacation. As I enthusiastically talked about our trip to a friend, she suggested, “Why don’t you do a blog post about it?!” So, here I am, typing away… While some people jet off to Florida, the Caribbean, or warmer areas during their […]
“Well, at least you weren’t physically abused.” For decades, we’ve heard this sentence used to invalidate those who experienced forms of emotional, verbal, or other forms of psychological abuse. This sentence told victims of abuse, “You didn’t really have it that bad if you weren’t hit”. It invalidated true abuse victims’ experiences. Any form of abuse is abuse. While physical […]
“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” -Unknown What’s on your reading list for the year ahead? With book writing in full swing this past year, my brain was filled with words, words, and more words. Between reading and writing, I shelved several more spiritual and […]