Healing isn’t a one-and-done event.

When I began my healing journey, I believed recovery from childhood abuse would take about six months. I truly thought if I worked hard enough, I could be “done” very quickly. Now, more than thirty years later, I know healing doesn’t have an expiration date.

I no longer live in crisis mode, but . . .

The tools that once helped me survive are still the ones that help me stay steady. When triggers or hard moments come, I can navigate them without losing my grip on reality or slipping back into old coping patterns.

There was a time when I couldn’t see a future at all.

I wondered if I’d ever work again, if my daughter would forgive me for not being emotionally present during her teenage years, or if I’d ever make it through a day without flashbacks, dark thoughts, or self-destructive urges. I believed I would never measure up to the standard I set for myself.

Then I learned that moving forward doesn’t mean perfection. It means accepting where I am in the process, forgiving myself when I stumble, remembering that I’m human, and letting God speak into the pain.

Healing is a life-long journey.

It doesn’t depend on how quickly I progress, but on the choice to keep going even when things go wrong. Trouble, temptations, and triggers will come—and sometimes I still react in ways I wish I didn’t. But instead of giving up, I’ve learned to see those moments not as failures, but as part of the process. Each one reminds me that progress is still progress, even when it’s messy.

Faith in the Fog

I’m excited to share Faith In the Fog with you. It’s full of stories, reflections, tools, scriptures and resources that helped me heal and I hope will help you move forward in your journey. Preorders are open until November 28, 2025 and include a free Toolkit PDF. If you’ve already pre-ordered, thank you. If you haven’t yet, you can find it here.

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– Pray — that Faith in the Fog finds its way into the hands of those who need its message of hope and healing and that I listen to God’s voice in all that I do.
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