I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. ~Charles Dickens This has always been one of my favorite quotes, and as a Christian, I believe it is what our Heavenly Father would want us to do to honor His Son. Last night a friend, who exudes every definition […]

posted by Flux
Tags: Angel of the Lord, Charles Dickens, Keep Christmas, Peter Marshall
Filed under: Comfort, Friends, Happy, Life, Quotes, Resources

Thinking about a worship song for this Wednesday has brought me to “A King Like No Other”. I have been dealing with the challenges of PTSD that has been exacerbated lately. My head swirls with intrusive thoughts and terrifying flashbacks of a really dark time during my adolescence. It has been hard to choose just the […]

posted by Flux
Tags: flashbacks, King of Kings, locusts destroyed, perpetrators, redeemed
Filed under: Comfort, Emotion, Flashbacks/Memories, Life, Pain, Worship Wednesday

The lyrics of “Moved by Mercy” are familiar for many abuse survivors. Nightmares are a part of PTSD and adults who were sexually abused as children are survivors of war to be certain. I can’t count how many times both night and day, I have wished I could go back and hold the child who was […]

posted by Flux
Tags: abuse survivor, Matthew West, Moved by Mercy, sexual abuse
Filed under: Comfort, Life, Pain, Worship Wednesday

Butterflies are an amazing symbol of the good on this journey of healing. Perhaps the most obvious and often reffered to is it’s beauty.  They are also very frequently associated with old things becoming new again. Rarely are they referenced for their strength, seeming so delicate and fragile. To even experience life, a butterfly has a very difficult battle to […]

posted by Flux
Tags: butterfly, butterfly strength, monarch migration, struggle to fly
Filed under: Comfort, Motivational Monday, Quotes, Recovery

For this Find-Out-Friday I wanted to help you find a way to thank your supportive friends. I share with you a compassionate and informative letter from  a book written by Dr. Dan B Allender  The Wounded Heart, Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse, is the first Christian book I have read on the subject. So far […]

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Tags: Dr Dan Allender, support letter, supporting a vitim of abuse, Wounded Heart
Filed under: Book Review, Comfort, Find Out Friday, Friends, Life, Quotes, Resources