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I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. Jewel: Christ’s love is tremendously big. When you are out of courage, His love is enough. When you want to give up, give in and stop. His love will bring you comfort. Every part of Him is love. It changes you. You do notContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. Jewel: If I had just focused on my over drinking, my heart wouldn’t have healed. If I had only looked at everything I was doing wrong, I couldn’t have found the path to safety. Look past what you are doing wrong. Look around yourContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. Jewel: Being a follower of the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob means that I do not have to do life alone. It means that through my surrender He is both the God in front of me and the God behind me. I foundContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. Jewel: There is a Harvard study (that I was reminded of this week — thank you, Jennie Anne!) that tells us music can boost memory and mood. Music has helped me survive. When I couldn’t find the strength to have hope, music lead meContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. Jewel: I’ve learned that I am still a good daughter even though the honoring of my parents looks different than most. What do I mean? They are abusers. Neither of them nourished me, upheld me, nor did they protect me. How then I amContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. Jewel: Grieve for the tragedies you have been through. Cry for the things that were stolen from you. Weep until you have no more tears. It’s not only okay, its good for us. Gem: If I want to cry quietly every day for theContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. Jewel: Murder – it is the end of all things this side of eternity. I wonder sometimes if my father hadn’t taken the life of that woman in 1968, where she might be today. I wonder what song she’d be listening to — whatContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. Jewel: Weakness is not an enemy. Gem: Call out for God’s strength. Metaphorical Gunpowder: I do not deserve maltreatment. Leave your jewel, a gem or something you kept yourself free from with metaphorical gunpowder. Happy Saturday!

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. Jewel: I am not the darkness I came through. As we heal and retell our stories, it seems like the darkness is a persuasive constant. Healing takes you through some very dark places. I am reminded that I don’t have to camp there –Continue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”

I would love to hear from you! Sharing Saturday with you. Jewel: God is good. He does no wrong. Gem: The abuse that happened to me was not God’s plan for my life. To use my experience for good – that is His mighty plan. Metaphorical Gunpowder: I will not be given to distress. IContinue reading “Jewels, Gems & Gunpowder”