A babe in Christ… I still am so don’t release me, yet back into the same secular world with which I’ve just escaped temptation. For awhile, I need to be protected, hidden behind a hedge, and cradled as the babe in Christ that I am. Do not push me from the nest until I can […]
May 4, 2013
Estimated read time: 25 minutes Shattered Part 1 “Well, you could just go to one of those runaway shelters for teens,” she offers neutrally, as if just making a simple weather observation on a beautiful day. “What!?” I practically scream. “Another shelter? Mom, are you serious!? What the hell’s wrong with you?” I can’t calm […]
April 27, 2013
I love who you pretended to be An honorable man full of integrity. You had me convinced and I believed A web of lies spun into reality. Charming and attentive, seemingly sincere You became everything I needed And wanted to hear Until, my life knew nothing but fear. The emotional abuse drove me insane Claiming […]
April 23, 2013
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April 21, 2013
The very first photo is my favorite and looks remarkable when printed as a post card. Please visit Photography by Jessie Jeanine Related articles The Old Bridge by Mostafa Hamad (500px.com) The Bridge (intothebardo.wordpress.com) Photography by Kasia Derwinska – Building a Bridge between the Visible and the Invisible (emorfes.com) iPhoneography Challenge: Black-and-White Photography (lensandpensbysally.wordpress.com) Weekly […]
April 19, 2013
My humanity became your playground My heart the strings you played My emotions your only amusement In a game you loved to play.
April 17, 2013
Do you think there is any such thing as, “the greater the loss, the greater the blessing?” Sounds kind of crazy, right? Yet, the older I get and the more life I live, the more I think it could be true. Like many, I have lost much in this life… and many times over, at […]
April 15, 2013
Sometimes life throws us one curve ball after another. In fact, isn’t it just a given? Is life not full of one challenge after another? Have you ever thought to yourself, “ya, but I think I’ll just sit this one out.” Granted, too much swinging can be tiresome, but curve balls are good because life’s […]
April 14, 2013
The road to SUCCESS is not straight. There are curves called FAILURE A loop called CONFUSION Speed bumps called FRIENDS Red lights called ENEMIES Caution lights called FAMILY And you will have flats called JOBS. But… If you have a spare called DETERMINATION An engine called PERSEVERANCE Insurance called FAITH And a driver called JESUS You […]
April 13, 2013
While re-reading some of the poems I’ve posted and working on new pieces, something unsettling occurred to me that I’ve been praying about. As writers, we write what we know. I have a journalistic style and am best with facts and truth. I love to read ‘creative writing’ and fictional pieces, but find it very […]
I am a Christian, a survivor of abuse and a voice for the victims. A poet, author, speaker, advocate and photographer. This is my story...
May 10, 2013
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