I didn't want to remember...yet in remembering, it dawned on me - finally - just how far down God had reached to free me.

Abuse changes who we are, it changes who we become, It changes how we move in the world – And so does kindness

We need to learn to dance more softly.

She held the book in her hands, feeling a sense of awe, and lightly ran a finger over its cover as if it contained sacred writings.

Brenda, do you know God loves you? He really does. To Him, you're perfect, absolutely perfect. You always have been.

Life's markers are never just for one moment in time. Every event holds a key. Each builds upon the other and becomes an indicator towards a higher purpose.

How could I have never told anyone what He had done for me? Nothing else had worked. Nothing had been able to break the chains that kept me living on the edge. Nothing....except the gentleness of His touch.

When life tries to define you with its hardship, you gotta push back, look it straight in the eye and say, ‘No matter what life throws at me, I’m going to keep telling myself that I will overcome.’ And every time you own that truth, you write your own life script.

Everyday in the heat, rain and cold, I ran, alone in the woods...in the hills near our home. There I felt the gentle touch of God. And I heard His whisper, You're stronger now. It's time to tell the truth of what happened. Tell your story to give someone hope.

No denial of the truth will ever invalidate it.

Hope transcends everything. It goes beyond all doubts. It silences fear. It quiets despair.

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil...who put darkness for light and light for darkness...who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight." Issiah 5:20,21

Write what you know. Write what you can't forget. Write to give yourself courage and others hope.

Everyday in heat, rain or cold, I ran - alone in the woods - in the hills near our home. There I felt the gentle touch of God. I head Him whisper, 'You're stronger now. It's time to tell the truth of what happened. Tell your story to give hope to others.

The power of His gentleness..In the Eye of Deception - This is my story.