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March 2018

March 03, 2018

In Which I’m Losing Ma…Again.

It's official. My sisters & I are taking over the guardianship + conservatorship for my...

February 2018

February 18, 2018

In Which I Think I’ll Die Young

On Valentines Day, I sent my husband out to get me a Vegan...

February 27, 2017

The Joy & Pain of a Broken Empath

Empathy. Many days, it's awful. Being a broken empath? Nearly unbearable. I understand the "gift"...

December 2016

December 12, 2016

In Which Rescue is on Deck

I turn 40 later this month, and as such have become hella reflective. This year...

September 2016

September 19, 2016

Sitting with Jesus at Sex Camp

I remember meeting Jesus once at sex camp. It wasn't our first meeting, but an...

August 2016

August 01, 2016

I Used To Be a Minister

I used to a be a Minister. I served in a ministry position for 12...

November 2015

November 01, 2015

I Am at Peace

After years & years of angst & soul crushing sorrow, I am at peace. What I've been through to get here... ...seems downright...

March 2015

March 23, 2015

In which it is okay for me to exist here

I shared a FaceBook post last week that made me feel powerfully vulnerable and ashamed. Bloggers...

March 11, 2015

The Day I sent my Daddy to Prison

I was jittery nervous in that witness box. I shoved sweaty hands under my little...

January 2015

January 07, 2015

God am I really trusting you because ‘ish is f*cked?

About 7 months ago, shit fell apart. All the way apart. In every way, apart. ...

October 2014

October 05, 2014

God Knits

"And now you ask me through your tears, the age-old question through the years: Heredity...

July 2014

July 24, 2014

Amazing grace: that saved a RATCHET ASS like me

This is MY & OUR story. My story is that I like to write. That...

July 14, 2014

I Missed the Memo on How to Relate to God when “Living in Sin”

“Grace, you are living in sin.” What does it mean to be living “in sin?” ...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

On Juneteenth and retraumatizing storytelling: What #TakeDownThatPost Meant for Me

I learned something extremely useful the other day from my online interactions with the lovely, Bethany...

June 17, 2014

Some grace for the CT Dude #TakeDownThatPost

****Added: I wanted to say more about the "why" of what I said below, so...

December 2013

December 24, 2013

What Makes My Christmas Merry

Whose are you God? I am hers. She. The one who wants to be raped....

November 2013

November 28, 2013

I Wonder if God Can Do What He Says He can Do

When I read Hollywood Housewife's recent post, I Don't Believe in God I pridefully thought, "whew....

November 05, 2013

The Nightmares

I have nightmares. I can gauge the rawness of the dream by how long it...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

Oh Yes I Will

I read my friend, Sarah Bessey's beautiful words's the other day and wept. Ten minutes...

September 2013

September 13, 2013

Come Hither Men, For I Have Sex Demons

I was sitting there at the bar in a ritzy Manhattan hotel when he walked...

July 2013

July 02, 2013

Jesus, stripping, blow jobs and Gospel Music

I'm back y'all! I can't wait to share more of what this little 6 week...

March 2013

March 19, 2013

Today’s Journey, Thoughts on Healing

It's Spiritual Abuse Awareness week on the interwebs. I'm honored to be writing a...

October 2012

October 18, 2012

My Day in Prison. Part 2 or maybe part 12

This is a bit of a part 2 to my last post about my day...

October 16, 2012

My Day in Court. When God Presides.

photo credit I've been speaking and giving testimonies surrounding just about every aspect of the...

March 2012

March 15, 2012

“May you live in interesting (pornographic) times.” -Chinese Proverb

Okay, so I revised it. The real proverb is "May you live in interesting times." ...

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