Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. A Jewel: Healing is truly a journey — not a destination. In other words, there is no end to getting and being better, right? So often I hear stories from victims of childhood sexual crimes and they are just at the beginning of openingContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

Mirror Mirror ~ How Do You See Yourself?

Introspection — what better way to start a week. Question: How would you describe yourself right now? The description I use for myself — to myself — determines how I am treated. In the not too distant past, I viewed myself with the lowlifes, the users, the drinkers, those that abuse themselves and others. NotContinue reading “Mirror Mirror ~ How Do You See Yourself?”

Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. A Jewel: I hold no contempt for my family of origin. I do not feel they are beneath me, worthless or deserve scorn. Living by them in childhood I knew something even then — they were prisoners to desires they could not control. TheyContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. A Jewel: Have you made a pact with the Devil? You may have if you have kept silent to stay with the family of incest you came through. Think about that. Incest is darkness. The families that house those secrets of incest are darkness.Continue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. A Jewel: Yesterday was a beautiful day here in the mountains of Montana. The sun glistening God’s beauty, the great lake in the distance, and peace whirling through the trees. I was listening to a podcast from this cool man of God on myContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. A Jewel: There is this Proverb that says, “Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish.” Proverbs 31:6. It struck me with such honesty. When I was anguishing wine was the only friend I allowed close. And, ofContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. A Jewel: When a survivor of incest comes out about the abuse, what happens most often is they lose the family they were born or adopted into. That is not easy and stops many of us from sharing our pain, talking about the agony,Continue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. A Jewel: I wrote earlier this week about learning to throw caution to the wind and proving myself to be a risk taker. The jewel I’ll add to that is that I do use caution when taking risks. Both can work together. So, cauitouslyContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

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