Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place I have prepared. Exodus 23:20
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I finally gave up and shut down the computer. There was nothing to write about. Absolutely nothing. How could I be expected to come up with an interesting blog when life is so. . . uneventful? I went to the garden to brood about the problem. It rained two days ago and the soil was just right for pulling weeds so I went to work. Tomatoes didn't do well this year. Our Texas summer came early and the vines cooked. But, the same heat that killed the tomatoes encouraged the cucumbers and the okra fairly jumped out of the ground. I dusted the dirt from my fingers, straightened up and surveyed my small patch of ground. Nothing here would make an interesting blog.
By Shonda Allen I want to let my past be exactly that—in the past. I know this is what Jesus wants me to do and I want to go forward with Him. But, it is scary to learn to trust, especially when you’re an adult and trust has often been broken. From age six until my junior year in high school, I was sexually abused by my dad. I remember crying every time Mom would leave the house but she would only say, “Stop crying. Your Dad is going to think you don’t love him if you cry every time I’m gone!” I never told her about the abuse because Dad said if I didn’t keep our secret Mom would be very, very hurt. It was a heavy burden for a little girl. I didn’t know how to get out of the trap. |
An Ordinary Day
Leaving the Past Behind