Lies of the Deceiver

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Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 12 Have you been gaslighted by someone until you question your own sanity? Have you been told something about yourself over and over that contradicts your personal perception of who you are? It is a common tactic of an abuser to keep you off … Read more

Don’t Listen to the Lies

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Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 11 Do you have a failed and devastating relationship in your past? I feel your pain. Were you able to work through the trauma all the way to healing? If not, this book is for you. May you find your way, with God’s help, … Read more

Denial is a Trap

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Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 10 It is easy to fall into the trap of denial. Recognizing your own error stings. We don’t like stinging reality. We shy away from taking hard looks at our thoughts and behaviors, but we can’t learn and grow from our mistakes without self-inspection … Read more

Denial is Not a River

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Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 9 One of the definitions of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results to come about. Denial plays a role by mentally masking the truth of a situation. The idea that someone I loved was targeting my codependency … Read more

Defeat Spiritual Abuse

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Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 8 How many of us face seemingly insurmountable problems that appear to us as green-eyed monsters beaconing our defeat? Spiritual abuse acts like that, especially when church leadership protects its own, and abusers gaslight with improper use of Scripture. Have you experienced something like that? … Read more

Depression

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Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 7 Are you struggling with depression today? Is it hard to interact with your private world, let alone go out into public awareness? Situational depression from trauma or loss can come in waves that knock us of our course. Hang in there, I feel … Read more

Brighter Days

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Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 6 I don’t know about you, but I have to take a break from the news feeds now and again. The current events are more complicated and threatening than what we talked about when I was in grade school. Some days the dark cloud … Read more

Babylon Revisited

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Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 4 I struggled with codependency and the effects of dysfunctional relationships, until Jesus showed me who I am and Whose I am. Do you know this Jesus? He is the author and perfecter of our faith. You can lean into and trust what He … Read more

Loss of Self

Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 3 Life is complicated, confusing and hard. Don’t lose yourself in the process of the day-to-day. Never forget who you are and Whose you are in Christ. From the book: “A Friend of Mine “Have you lost yourself? I’ve been there, not knowing where … Read more

A Prologue

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Drops of Joy – A Devotional Journey of Healing — Update 2 Welcome to my latest published work! It is the culmination of almost two decades of writing, beginning with compilations of poetry that morphed into aired radio spots, that grew into audio devotions pod-casted abroad and online and the beginning of the Joy in … Read more