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“I Do”… Love, Sex & Rejection: When CSA & Violence Impact Marriage
Tim and I married five months after our engagement, in the dead of winter, on January 22, 1994. It was a …Continue reading »
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“I Do”… Love, Sex & Rejection: When CSA & Violence Impact Marriage
(Part 2)… We lived in our ‘temporary heaven’ until Wednesday night of that same week. I crawled into bed feeling romantic …Continue reading »
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Living The Messy Love of Christ
Today’s post is a thank you to the people who embrace the messy love of Jesus and have lived it …Continue reading »
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“I’m Not Really Into… Trudy” (Inspirations From an Anti-Fan)
To my friend who shared the story with me that inspired this post… Thank you. It’s not the first ‘anti-fan’ …Continue reading »
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Under Attack: Abigail’s Story (Part 6)
WARNING: This post contains graphic content… If you struggle with cutting, or are sensitive to the graphic description of cutting, do …Continue reading »
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Wrecked for Love’s Sake
I look into her eyes… the grief… the shame… the hovering darkness… the accusing voices… the hopeless, empty cries… …and …Continue reading »
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Conversation with Old Order Woman: “Love the ‘Me’ That I Am”
The phone rings. I recognize the name. Earlier this year I met several Old Order women in the States. This …Continue reading »
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So I Skipped Church… Part 1
I reckon this post is going to make a few people want to scold me… (Feel free… my email is trudy-dot-metzger-at-rogers-dot-com… or post it in the comments.) ….Going for a walk on a beautiful Sunday...
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So I Skipped Church… Part 2
I had not more than taken that glimpse into young love, when a family happened by. Two energetic teenagers soon climbed up the railway track–or whatever you call the structure holding it up–as mom...
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Father’s Day: To be Affirmed & Loved
Father’s Day. Each year it rolls around, a reminder of all that was, all that should have been and wasn’t, and all that could have been. My mind wanders in every direction. This is my twelfth Father’s...
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Weddings, Family Reunions & Crowds From Days Gone By
(Note: Photos in blog are watermarked to prevent public use. Anyone in photos, or with children in photos, is welcome to request copies via email and I will gladly give them to you. Send private...
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Yet More Family Reunions…
I had intended, in my previous blog post, to carry on into Saturday, June 21, but ran out of time. Besides, over 2000 words is enough for one sitting., both to write and to read. Too much, for some...
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The Message that Changed Me Forever
The stone bench had grown familiar, my senses numbed, so that I hardly thought of the discomfort. The prison cell was dark, damp and cold, yet, somehow, strangely comforting. I felt at home. I had...
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