Healing takes time. This collection explores restoration, forgiveness, personal growth, and the quiet work of rebuilding a life one step at a time through faith and reflection.
Originally shared during the closing season of Abuse Journal, this reflection marks the completion of a ten-year memoir journey and the beginning of The Remnants Journal. As you may know, I started writing on Tumblr to release the anguish of abuse—all the pain buried for years. At first, the memories came in bits and pieces—scattered…
Mending the pieces or healing heartfelt emotional wounds after experiencing child abuse, adverse childhood experiences, or domestic violence is a slow process. It takes time to overcome the trauma and learn to find beauty in every season. I remember when the fractured pieces of my life shattered on the ground—pieces of the past I didn’t…
Change begins with the choices you make. Many of those choices are shaped early by the guidance you receive, the environment you grow up in, and the examples set before you. And when that guidance is missing or broken, the choices you make can lead you down difficult paths. I know this from experience. Some…