Authentic Truths- Scarred

Steady proof Iโ€™ve Come so far. After the pain, the suffering, the healing, I Remain. I endure. I survive. Scarred. ..and whether seen or unseen. They are here. Whether visible or hidden Whether carved on skin or carved in mind. Theyโ€™ve left me changed, Changed internal, Changed in life. The memory of their preceding pain, …

Poetry-Secret (Five Minute Friday)

A secret kept As mother wept And shadows Lie within. Looming pain The secret stain Of disappointment And shame. Still she moves With strength to prove What Almighty God can do. No doubt inside Though sheโ€™ll hide From those right by her side. Her secret safe Tears erased Before they reach Her cheek. A quiet …

Authentic Truths-Fight to Surrender

Surrendering everything is not exactly the picture we see when using the pants on remark. Typically, we imagine becoming a tough "chick,โ€ shoulders back, maybe our nose even a bit pointed up. We roll back those sleeves, and maybe some even 'spit'! It is like a green light that suddenly flashes and we throw down the gas and go!

Five Minute Friday-Why?

The sun rose today. Assured sign of life, forward we endure. Even when left with why. The scene unfolds before us, time and time again. Words evade, as thoughts escape, and pain is loudly and visibly displayed. We will question motives, means and plans. but there is no solace for hurt, explanations seem futile, โ€˜Whyโ€™ …

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