When the need to forgive has been hidden, part 7

The end of an era Today on Choosing Peace you’ll read about my father-in-law’s death and funeral. I feel relieved…

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The trauma of child abuse: from denial to healing, part 4 of 4

The invitation, the concern and the wish Truth is the key to healing. I ended the first part of this…

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The trauma of child abuse: from denial to healing, part 1 of 4

Brandon’s story Brandon’s parents are sociopaths. I told a lot of his story in the first series on this blog—Sociopaths;…

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Epilogue

The next series in Choosing Peace—Grieving—comes in late summer of 2017. Rest In many ways, The Healing Journey to escape…

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Thanksgiving, part 5 of 5

The vacation and the dream Change can be a really good thing when it’s the right change at the right…

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Thanksgiving, part 2 of 5

Contentment Welcome back, Peaceful Readers. In part 1 of Thanksgiving, we looked at the connection between thankfulness and truth. When…

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The apology, part 2 of 2

True colors Things aren’t always what they appear to be, Peaceful Readers. That goes for material things, it goes for…

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The apology, part 1 of 2

Sincere or insincere? Here’s the biggest shock in this interesting chain of events. Uncle Henry texted Brandon an apology shortly…

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Sneak attack impact, part 2 of 2

The dream and September’s second sneak attack September was a hoppin’, happenin’ month—lots of family birthdays, two sneak attacks, a…

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Sneak attack impact, part 1 of 2

Seeing clearly The morning after The day after we read Uncle Henry’s sneak attack letter, I awoke at my friend…

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