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Linda Kruschke on life and death, faith and fearlessness, music and poetry
God’s Word
They triumphed over him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony;
they did not love their lives so much
as to shrink from death.
Revelation 12:11 (NIV).Search My Blog
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Tag Archives: Trauma
The Power of My Wound
Healing doesn’t happen all at once. Sexual trauma runs too deep, is much too complex for simple remedies. We have no Star Trek sickbay or magic tricorder to bind up the wounds, erase the battle scars. And would we want … Continue reading
Wondering Why
Swirling thoughts implode upon each other in a dance I can’t control though I try to refocus emotions that smother radiant heat of sun high in blue sky I wrestle with questions wondering why my life filled with memories of … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Dizain, dVerse Poets Pub, Hope, Jesus, Life, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Poetry Forms, PTSD, Sexual assault, Trauma, Trials, Triggers, Truth
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Showing My Scars
This Saturday I’ll be speaking at a conference called Shattering Stigma with Stories. I attended this event last year and experienced the powerful and informative stories of real people who struggle with mental illnesses, including anorexia, depression, and bipolar disorder. One … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health
Tagged Depression, Faith, God, Healing, Hope, Jesus, Mental Illness, PTSD, Shattering Stigma, Trauma, Trials, Truth
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Pondering the Why of Suffering
When Jesus and his disciples encountered the man born blind as recorded in John 9, the disciples wanted to know why he’d been born blind. Was it the man’s sin or his parents’ sin that had caused this tragedy? Why … Continue reading
Set Free
She drove away from the pizza place joyful in the knowledge that she had been set free. No dark cloud appeared. She realized she was humming along, tapping her foot to the beat. As she waited for her pizza to … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Depression, Dreams, Faith, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Hope, Jesus, Life, Music, NaPoWriMo2016, Peace, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Prayer, Suicidal thoughts, Trauma, Trials
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Memories
Yesterday, Toni at Kanzen Sakura commented thanking me for writing two haibuns. I replied that I’d only written one. Apparently that’s because the second one was still in the works. So I’m posting this second haibun now for Haibun Monday … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Communication, dVerse Poets Pub, Haibun, Jesus, Life, Memoir, NaPoWriMo2016, Pain, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Redemption, Suffering, Trauma, Trials, Truth, Writing
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