Childhood Sexual Abuse: How the past affects the present
Rough estimates put one in three girls and one in six boys in the US at risk for being sexually abused. But exact figures are hard to assess because most children delay reporting their abuse until later in adulthood or never report it at all. Many of the women I’ve led through healing were not believed when they did... >Read More
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Safe Sex: Do You Feel Safe in Your Marriage?
Today I am going to take a different approach to the term safe sex. I want to look at the safety of sex in a monogamous marriage. Due to responses I have received from my blog on unmet expectations, I wanted to address safety in the marriage bed.
Here is a quote from one of the responses, “I cried myself... >Read More
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beth scholes,
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forgiveness,
intimacy,
marriage,
marriage and sex,
relationship,
resolving conflict,
Romance & Sex,
sex and love,
sex resources,
sexual differences,
sexual intimacy
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Helping Women with Tea and Comfort
[flv:http://media.truthmedianetwork.com/media/ast.flv http://media.truthmedianetwork.com/media/ast.jpg 300 234]Show up at Sharon Ast’s house on Tuesday night and you had better be prepared for things to get a little messy. Although Tea and Comfort, the ministry that meets in her home, leads you to expect a subdued, Victorian atmosphere, oftentimes...... >Read More
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abuse,
addictions,
changed lives,
closet issues,
depression,
Kevin Miller,
LIFE,
ministry,
spiritual growth,
Women
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Learning to Trust Again
Stripped of dignity and hope, beaten and malnourished. The abandoned six-year-old lay on a mound of garbage wanting to die. Then out of nowhere, a ray of sunshine pierced the black hole that enveloped her.
Growing up in Korea
The city of Daejon was just waking up, still trying to forget the nightmare of the Korean War, when eight-year-old Stephanie...... >Read More
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abuse,
changed lives,
closet issues,
LIFE,
loss,
Men,
Women
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Rejection, Rape and an Angel from God
For most of my life I looked for love, but I looked in all the wrong places, and always came out of the experience feeling degraded and all alone.
I am the youngest of 3 girls in our family. Many times, it was made clear to me by my mother and sisters that I did not belong with them. It... >Read More
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abuse,
changed lives,
closet issues,
divorce,
LIFE,
marriage,
Men,
parenting
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I was molested and have little interest in making love
A family member molested me when I was between the ages of 10 and 14. I have gone through counselling but I am realizing that I have not totally dealt with this. I am married, but now I have little interest in making love – I am reminded of those ugly times. Who would you suggest I talk to... >Read More
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challenges & conflicts,
family issues,
LIFE,
marriage,
Men,
relationships,
sex and love,
Women
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A Power for Change
The night was very dark. I found it hard to sleep. It was quiet except for the hum of the car motor, but after several hours, the car pulled to a stop. We kids were scrunched up in the back seat of the car all sleeping except me. I heard my mom ask, "Which way, left or... >Read More
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abuse,
addictions,
betty loeppky,
changed lives,
closet issues,
faith,
Family,
LIFE,
Women
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How Do I Know if I Need Healing?
Sometimes we can feel a certain way for so long that it... >more
Past Abuse: Why do I feel this way?
Perhaps you’ve been struggling for years with feelings that you can’t understand... >more
What Do You Fear?
