I M Perfect lady

Religion

  • You do not stand alone.

    I stood up for a child. My child. My 4 children. I stood for my siblings. I stood for their kids. I stood for the little girl inside of me. I stood for children everywhere who have been waiting for… Continue reading

  • Their Own Child

    How many people are aware of things they are wrong about? Most of us were not taught discernment or have the ability to change our minds/beliefs.     I was raised in a black and white world. I was taught… Continue reading

  • The Loud Few

    When I read in the paper – " the silent majority are just dying to speak up" – I thought how confused they are.  The Silent Majority doesn't speak up.  They don't go in parades that would show their sides.… Continue reading

  • One with One

    What has been so affirming, in the journey of reclaiming myself and my body from a religion, IS how much the body has been used as a tool against us.  And, how the mind turned into the enemy.  It is… Continue reading

  • Not to lose it.

    There is a thought, that when we leave the church, we then become "lost souls".  And I can understand how this image appears in their minds.  However, I am quite certain there are also found souls.   Souls who have… Continue reading

  • Be the Final Word

    When speaking out about abuse within the community of the First Apostolic Lutheran Church, I had intuitively knew it wasn't going to be welcome.  But over the past 13 years, it does continually surprise me, how quick they reach the… Continue reading

  • Podcasts by Rob Bell

    Rob Bell and I would not seem to be a natural connection. For his passion or what he loves is often laced with bible verses.  Yet my truth and his deeper level of knowing life match.  His series on Lamenting… Continue reading

  • Toxic Doses of Religion

    A young friend sent me the following link… http://www.salon.com/2014/11/01/the_sad_twisted_truth_about_conservative_christianitys_effect_on_the_mind_partner/   A great article on the effects of strict religions.  What struck me was this… "A symptom like one of these clearly has a religious component, yet many people instinctively blame… Continue reading

  • 100% Me!

    I went for coffee with two self proclaimed Christians, who we jokingly said they were 90 proof….or 90% christian in their content of who they are. I replied I was zero proof, that I no longer define myself by any… Continue reading

  • A Mass Exodus Out

    I picked up the book, "The Body Never Lies" by Alice Miller, again…and found a few places that I had highlighted.  I am sure I wrote about these before, but somehow it seems applicable again…as I was thinking about the… Continue reading