Sparkling Diamond
Leaving My Faith Community
I never dreamed I'd stop going to church. Ever since I began to grow in my relationship with Jesus I wanted to know the truth and I...
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Sparkling Diamond
- Sep 16
- 2 min
Fireball of Emotion
The person stands there looking up into the dark sky "Why?" they ask "Why?" "What do I do with these emotions?" "How do I heal from this...
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Sparkling Diamond
- Aug 21
- 4 min
Spiritual Abuse
This painting is still wet just like my heart is still raw from my therapist triggering me in my last session. The title of this painting...
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Sparkling Diamond
- Aug 14
- 3 min
The Struggles of Having to Follow A Dress Code
My Mennonite ignorance is really revealing itself in this last week as I am faced with the daunting task of selecting the proper clothes...
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Sparkling Diamond
- Aug 9
- 4 min
The Pain of Good Intentions And Learning From Experience
Please be kind with your comments... https://www.wildernesstowild.com/community/public/posts/77356-is-your-pastor-doing-the-devil-s-work...
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Sparkling Diamond
- Jul 29
- 4 min
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
- 5 min
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
- 12 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 1 min
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
- May 26
- 2 min
It's time For A Transplant If You Can't Bloom
"Bloom where you are planted" I read that phrase tonight in a letter from a well meaning person. I heard it at church on Sunday when I...
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Sparkling Diamond
- Mar 30
- 12 min
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
- 12 min
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
- 8 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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
- Dec 26, 2021
- 3 min
Merry Christmas
Friendship is vital to life. Supportive and caring friends do wonders in helping someone through life. I'm blessed to have a few friends...
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Sparkling Diamond
- Dec 4, 2021
- 20 min
Healing Is A Choice
Once there was this man who was an invalid for a very long time. He lay on a porch near a pool of water with many other individuals who...
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Sparkling Diamond
- Nov 14, 2021
- 12 min
Ponderings About Christmastime
The other Sunday my pastor was preaching on Romans 14 and what he said opened my eyes to some more legalism in my life which really was...
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Sparkling Diamond
- Sep 10, 2021
- 0 min
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, 2021
- 10 min
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, 2021
- 12 min
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 21, 2021
- 6 min
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
- Jun 20, 2021
- 2 min
Happy Father's Day
Even though I try to honor my dad best I can, I am even more grateful for the many godly men God has and still is bringing into my life,...
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