Abused kids tend to become adults who just feel wrong.

Survivors of childhood trauma are not easy to live with.

Feelings can be memory, too. And when they are ugly, we don't have to keep feeling them. We can work with God to turn toward something beautiful.

God’s answer to suffering is the crucifix.

What’s in each of your boxes, and what do you need to do with them?

We don’t have to keep wearing the weight that comes with abuse.

You’ll wait as we throw our rocks, shout our doubts, make our accusations.

We need to learn how to recognize when we’re being triggered.

If our self-image is negative, God will insist we change it.

If how God loves us is formed by how our parents loved us, have we taken the time to make any necessary corrections?

The new insight, the sudden courage that came out of nowhere — that was God, God in subtle disguise, here, loving us, whether we acknowledge him or not.

What do you need to change in order to receive the new heart God offers?