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Sparkling Diamond
Sep 9, 20237 min read
Riding The See-Saw of Unhealthy Relationships
When you trust someone and they "flip" on you as in saying one thing and then changing it later it undermines and cripples your trust...
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Sparkling Diamond
Sep 6, 202312 min read
Food Deprivation Harms
There's been something niggling at the back of my mind the last several days and I have been slowly able to put words to it and tonight I...
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Sparkling Diamond
Jun 7, 20235 min read
Moving...And Memories
When I was 22 I moved to my current state. It was the only way I could find to stay out of my parent's house. I stayed at an older...
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Sparkling Diamond
May 5, 20233 min read
The Portrait of The Heart of a Survivor In The Eyes of an Abuser
Here's a beautiful painting of a young lady who is trying to do her best to heal. She is so creative and loves to bless others with her...
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Sparkling Diamond
Nov 10, 20223 min read
Violated Boundaries
Last Monday an individual I had told I want no contact with chose to surprise me. When you don't have a good relationship with an...
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Sparkling Diamond
Jul 29, 20224 min read
Connecting The Dots of Abuse
Just sharing my ponderings...please be respectful with your comments.... I saw this post the other day and I thought about how well they...
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Sparkling Diamond
Jul 3, 20225 min read
I Am Capable Of Evil
⛔Trigger Warning: Proceed with caution⛔ Yesterday morning I was having a conversation with a friend and it reminded me of a memory: the...
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Sparkling Diamond
Jun 19, 202212 min read
What Did Jesus Mean When He Said Deny Yourself?
Lately I've been learning a lot about healthy boundaries and relationships and what they look like and how if we don't take care of...
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Sparkling Diamond
Jun 12, 20222 min read
Food Is A Choice?
I've just been realizing lately that I don't have to eat food like I did at home. I don't have to eat Mennonite foods if I don't want to....
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Sparkling Diamond
May 30, 20223 min read
The Struggle Of Trying To Heal
I'm being very vulnerable here...please be kind with your comments... I about want to say this and mean it except it's not my mind...it's...
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Sparkling Diamond
May 27, 20221 min read
Crying Baby
Today was a normal day. A normal day of being triggered. Today was one that doesn't happen very often. I was at work. I heard a baby...
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Sparkling Diamond
Mar 30, 202212 min read
My Journey With Food
Who doesn't like good food? We all do, don't we? Food is meant to be nutrition for our bodies and to give us energy to do things that we...
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Sparkling Diamond
Feb 19, 202212 min read
What Does It Mean To Be Separate From The World
There are many different religions and denominations around the world and all of them have their own unique identifiers. Most often they...
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Sparkling Diamond
Jan 15, 20228 min read
On The Lighter Side Of Life
We are all made uniquely different from each other and no one likes exactly the same things. Even in nature everything is so diverse....
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Sparkling Diamond
Dec 26, 20214 min read
Jesus And Women
Lately I've been thinking about women and how Jesus changed their status in life...it got started by my pastor when he was preaching on...
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Sparkling Diamond
Sep 10, 20218 min read
A Preemie, A Bible and Spiritual Abuse
I knew somewhere that name was connected to a memory in the past but I couldn't think how or where...
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Sparkling Diamond
Aug 20, 202110 min read
The Effects of Spiritual Abuse
Tonight I realized how much spiritual abuse is affecting me. It started with me searching the internet for ways to get back into reading...
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Sparkling Diamond
Jul 21, 202112 min read
A Mennonite Wedding
The day prior to the wedding Mark* came to help dad and the boys move the furniture down in the basement. Then they went outside to...
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Sparkling Diamond
Jul 20, 20216 min read
A Competitive Spirit?
"Did you ever play baseball when you were growing up?" I was asked by a friend as we stood watching a baseball game one warm Sunday...
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Sparkling Diamond
May 30, 20219 min read
Do Mennonites Tithe?
Growing up, money was a rarity. As soon as we were out of school (completed 8th grade) we were sent outside the home to work. It...
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