Vacation Memories: Sifting Through the Sadness

Continuing my Storyworth project, here’s how I answered, “What were memorable vacations from childhood?” Although this should be a fun question to answer, it’s shrouded in sadness due to the toxic religious culture I grew up in from the time I was six to about sixteen. We did visit my grandparents on my mom’s side, Grandma and Grandpa Seaman, a handful of … Read More

Shiny, Happy Christianity

O Lord, God of my salvation,    at night, when I cry out before you,2 let my prayer come before you… For my soul is full of troubles…6 You have put me in the depths of the Pit,    in the regions dark and deep.7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me,    and you overwhelm me with all your waves…I am shut in so that I cannot escape…18 You have caused … Read More