faith
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It’s been about a year and a half since I started really deconstructing and just over a year since I hit the bottom and questioned God’s existence. Healing from relgious trauma was one of the hardest things I have ever done; there was such a deep root of shame, condemnation, and fear in me. Processing…
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Deconstructing often gets a bad reputation in faith-based communities; oftentimes, people immediately assume it means that someone is leaving the faith altogether, and in some cases, it might, but for some of us, it is just a natural result of religious trauma. Even those who do turn away don’t do it for fun; it’s a…
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I always felt like the problem child at church; I was the girl who talked too much and who laughed too loudly. I was the defiant girl who turned her chair around when the teachers showed a “bad” movie. I was the problem child who refused to kick a football from the pulpit into the…
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Before the “Broken Heart” there was another The Young Heart A young heart bursting with life Love and energy The “Young Heart” feels it only exists to bring joy And it does to most of those around it But there was one the heart could never keep pleased The heart would twirl and dance Smile…
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The Broken Heart (Part 1) The morning dawns The heart wakes The pain of the last few months returns The wounds are still fresh The heart is still torn Yet another day begins Pushing forward to a new life Looking for a new place to land A fresh face and a pretty dress With shiny…
