Let’s face it… Valentine’s Day sometimes makes us growl. Who came up with the crazy idea of dedicating a specific day of the year to the expression of our love for others? Who decided to lay this huge pressure upon us? Even as a child, I found this day horribly stressful. Who should I give [...]

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. Have you decided what you will do on that day?  You might just want to close your eyes and pretend it does not exist, but it would be dangerous to do so! In the deep recesses of the heart, everyone wants to hear “I love you” on that day. Everyone [...]

“And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19) No one likes to be thought of as needy. We prefer other adjectives for ourselves, words that reflect strength or wisdom. Think about your own needs for a moment. It’s easier to think of someone else and [...]

“It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter.” Psalm 74:17 My friend, as we begin this wintry month, begin it with God. The cold snows and the piercing winds all remind us that God keeps His covenant day and night, and assures us that He will [...]

Do you enjoy looking at old photos and ‘remembering when’? Do you sit with friends and remember “the good ‘ol days”?  It has been said that, ‘A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever.’  Memories touch our hearts whether they are painful or give us pleasure.  I think all of [...]

Is there something wrong with me? Will anyone ever love me again?  Have you caught yourself asking these questions? Have you worried about how you’re going to figure out finances and look after the home while juggling your children’s lives? If so, you are not alone. When I first became a single Mom I asked [...]

There’s another way your abuse could be impacting you and that’s in your enjoyment and desire for sex with your spouse. In addition to the ways sexual abuse damages our bodies, spirits and emotions, sexual abuse also damages our view of sex. When we’ve been used for others’ sexual pleasure the experience becomes associated with [...]

Sometimes we can feel a certain way for so long that it starts to feel normal, comfortable even. It becomes so familiar that we stuff down that nagging thought that we should do something about our struggles. The process of healing can seem scarier than what we’re experiencing now. I met a woman at a [...]

Perhaps you’ve been struggling for years with feelings that you can’t understand or explain. Here are some of the ways sexual abuse affects a child, which can follow into adulthood. Maybe you’ll see some of yourself in the list below: Self-blame: When children experience trauma, their inherent egocentrism leads them to believe that they are [...]

Sexual abuse has a broader definition than we may assume. There are four types of sexual abuse: verbal, visual, physical and psychological. Verbal sexual abuse includes sexual threats, sexual comments about your body, lewd or suggestive comments and inappropriate sexual conversations with children. Visual sexual abuse includes exposure to pornographic, sexually explicit material or scenes, [...]