A few days ago, I gave a pamphlet to a friend. She looked up the site then asked “Do you suffer from PTSD?” I answered “No.” I thought about this. Today, the answer is no. A few months ago the answer was yes. Continue reading Post 61: Recovered.
Tag: ptsd
Post 1: Broken Toys
It was the Christmas of my third grade. Dad was new to the parish and as a new minister, he was not earning very much. Nevertheless he bought what he could for us children.
One of the families of the church came to visit. They farmed in three states.
After supper, we children went downstairs to play. The older boy started Continue reading Post 1: Broken Toys
Post 2: Kicking Dogs
“So.” I wanted to ask her, “If your dog went out for its daily walk and came back mangled by another animal or a car, would you kick it, yell at it and chase it out of your life?”
I knew she was kind hearted and loved animals. How could she treat anyone Continue reading Post 2: Kicking Dogs
Post 3: God is in Control
God is in control. It is hard to see this sometimes. We ask ourselves “Why didn’t He protect us?” We wonder how people can be so cruel. We wonder why things are not the way they are supposed to be. How can He stand by when people are so disobedient to His ways?
Where was He when these things happened? Continue reading Post 3: God is in Control
Post 4: Forgiveness
The screaming could be heard from one end of the mall to the other. A young child was being held down by her mother and father while the store attendant with her body piercings and tattoos prepared to poke a hole in the child’s ear.
“No, I don’t want my ears pierced.” She cried. Or was she too young to even talk? I don’t remember. But it was evident in her screams that Continue reading Post 4: Forgiveness