Childhood sexual abuse is far more common than anyone would like to think or admit. My journey in discovering these hard truths has not been easy or pretty but I hope my story can help encourage, empower and engage those around me who have experienced anything in the same vein. There is hope.
As I said in my very first about the abuse (here) we initially went to the church about the boys abuse. The kid admitted to the thing he had done and the church thought we could handle it all internally. This should have been an immediate red flag for us but in all honesty we were in utter shock and…
***WARNING*** if you or someone you know has been through sexual abuse this post may be traumatic to read. This is the 2nd post in my series Breaking the Silence, read the first one (here). I also had a post called No More Silence that shared a bit about our story with childhood sexual abuse and the church, you can…
***WARNING Blog Post Contains Child Sexual Abuse Information*** There is no amount of preparation a person can do to handle their child telling them that they have been sexually violated. My son’s outcry plays like a movie in my mind, there are moments where I am in my body and others where I am watching from a completely different angle.…