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21. What am I doing? (Stand Alone)
Jun07June 16, 2022Abusive Authority, Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

21. What am I doing? (Stand Alone)

That’s what things have looked like to me over the past two years. I “sold” my old house, I built a new one, but I drive by the old one every day. The memories are still there… I own the memories but not the house…

20. Twenty Nineteen (Part 1)
Jun07June 16, 2022Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

20. Twenty Nineteen (Part 1)

It was the first inkling I had that maybe it was time for me to quit. It was a strange, unsettling feeling. I tried to ignore it and move on.

19. Tree Town (Part 8)
Jun07June 8, 2022Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

19. Tree Town (Part 8)

This next part is significant to the story because it proves the intent to control.  I know that sounds like lawyer talk, but trust me, it’s real.

18. Tree Town (Part 7)
Jun03June 7, 2022Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual Abuse

18. Tree Town (Part 7)

These were some words the pastor spoke… she will eventually hang herself, give her enough rope, and she will… let her fail. She will have to quit then… I can’t fire her; it will look bad on me…

17. Tree Town (Part 6)
Jun02June 7, 2022Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

17. Tree Town (Part 6)

I found myself in an impossible situation. I knew two sides of one story and now so did my husband. But there was really nothing we thought we could do with that information at the time.

May30June 7, 2022Uncategorized

16. Raising the Bar (Stand Alone)

Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord… These words rang out in four-part harmony as my cousins and I sang…

15. Tree Town (Part 5)
May26June 7, 2022Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual Abuse

15. Tree Town (Part 5)

After reading my last post, you may be thinking; surely, she doesn’t know what she’s talking about.How could she know all this inside information? Don’t…

14. An Untold Story Never Heals (Stand Alone)
May23June 7, 2022Church Hurt

14. An Untold Story Never Heals (Stand Alone)

It’s hard to walk away from a church, really hard. When you spend as many hours each week with people as you do when you…

13. Tree Town (Part 4)
May16June 7, 2022Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual, Spiritual Abuse

13. Tree Town (Part 4)

Never doubt that there’s a “good ole boys” club in the SBC. It’s real.

12. Tree Town (Part 3)
May09June 7, 2022Church Hurt, Ministry, Spiritual

12. Tree Town (Part 3)

October 11, 2016, was my first day on the job as Children’s Coordinator. It was a Tuesday. I was so excited.

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