by Kristi Lyn | Nov 14, 2019 | Abuse/Domestic Violence
I will begin this blog post with the fact that I know very little about Glennon Doyle Melton. Not an avid follower of her blog, in fact I do not believe I have once opened the page. Now that I mention it, I will open it once I am done here. I have read one book of...
by Kristi Lyn | Mar 27, 2019 | Abuse/Domestic Violence
Oh to be able to speak my mind. Believe me, one day I will. I should say, at times right now, I do. I speak it loud and clear. And yet, at times I bite my tongue, hold my thoughts, clench my jaw. Not because I fear what you all may think. Oh no, I am well beyond...
by Kristi Lyn | Feb 26, 2019 | Christianity/Religion
I sat in the one place I felt truth was of utmost importance, listening to yet another man of God tell me to hide my sin. It was all I could do to bite my tongue, pressing my lips together holding my voice inside, tight within my throat. A hollow ringing began in my...
by Kristi Lyn | Dec 28, 2017 | Abuse/Domestic Violence, Christianity/Religion, Living After Cancer
My post yesterday has been running through my head. I am in the process of writing a memoir. Part of that process is reading other people’s memoirs and articles about memoirs. One interesting point that has stuck out to me in my reading went something like...
by Kristi Lyn | Dec 27, 2017 | Abuse/Domestic Violence, Life
A hard reality I have had to face, I am more like my father than I would like to be. Many times I have told myself in one of the many conversations I have had with myself over the years, I will not be like my father. I will parent differently. I will show compassion,...