The trauma of child abuse: from denial to healing, part 3 of 4

Brandon and Frankie Ann When Victim #1 in a very sick family (i.e., Our Perfect Family) gets married, this throws…

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The trauma of child abuse: from denial to healing, part 2 of 4

The evil in the house Things aren’t always what they appear to be. Can I get an Amen with that?…

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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 4 of 5

Happiness and joy I’ve found it challenging to come up with a really good analogy for the difference between happiness…

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Thanksgiving, part 3 of 5

The choice Have you ever seen a toddler trying—with loud frustration—to make the square block fit into the round opening?…

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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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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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