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End of Beginning

I once had a friend who saw I was sad, when no one else cared to look. He noticed when I stopped smiling though I wouldn’t dare tell him why. Little did I know this friend would be there for me at a time when I stopped trusting most others just a little while later.Continue reading “End of Beginning”

Songs for Healing Sheep

Link to playlist on Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/5bd4da421a8c423a8b467d4f47e15419sune?ref=dm_sh_RMObX1m01XFDIsZp2rzlwfAGP A list of songs that I’ve resonated with personally and I believe express the profound beauty (and some of these just utter restlessness) of the human heart as created in the image and likeness of God

Thursday, April 3

On Thursday April 3, 2014, freedom had arrived. It was a date I had looked forward too ever since my parent’s divorce just over four years earlier. It represented an escape from court mandated custody arrangements that I absolutely despised. Not so much because of what they dictated, but because of what they represented, theContinue reading “Thursday, April 3”

What I’ve Learned Since I Launched My Blog in 2020: It’s All About the Child

When I launched Like Sheep Among Wolves in January of 2020, I did so with the intention of sharing my story to show the goodness of the Church despite the ways many of been wounded within it. I wanted to change the narrative around the sexual abuse crisis by allowing others see the good IContinue reading “What I’ve Learned Since I Launched My Blog in 2020: It’s All About the Child”

How Jesus Used My Ectopic Pregnancy to Heal Wounds of Sexual Abuse

When the Lord permits suffering, He does so because He sees a greater good down the road. In fact, if we could see that good in advance, we would beg for the suffering.

What Happens When You Come Forward: A Break in the Communal Delusion

What I underwent was hidden in plain sight. It took place in the environment that was created by the very people who displayed conflicting responses when the veil was lifted. Just as the abuse had communal effects, so it had communal causes.

7 Years Later: Living In A Heart Replaced

I hear his scream. The scream of little boy who needed his mama, who was lost in the land of her own grief, much like those who inflicted this grief upon her. About a year ago I was sitting in a coffee shop in Old Town Alexandria, VA, staring at a letter I had beenContinue reading “7 Years Later: Living In A Heart Replaced”

My Story-An Interview with Deacon Kevin Stephenson

This past December I had the privilege of sharing my story with Deacon Kevin Stephenson from the Diocese of Tulsa, Executive Director of St. Augustine Behavioral Health System, and President of Faith Based Films LLC. Listen to my story below!

This is what my body was made for: The Redemptive Nature of Childbirth

Childbirth is one of the most joyful and difficult experiences that life has to offer. For certain populations, particularly those with a history of trauma I’ve learned it can be even more complex. So often we read about victims of physical or sexual abuse being especially sensitive to touch and physical closeness. But have weContinue reading “This is what my body was made for: The Redemptive Nature of Childbirth”

The Healing a Holy Spouse Can Bring: An Abuse Victim’s Testament to a Christ-Centered Marriage

After experiencing sexually and emotionally abusive relationships, it seemed like my heart and mind were wired for skepticism and distrust. I kept most in my life at an arms length, revealing only the surface of my emotions and realities of my heart to even those I was closest to. I was comfortable in hiding. ItContinue reading “The Healing a Holy Spouse Can Bring: An Abuse Victim’s Testament to a Christ-Centered Marriage”