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What Hurts the Most...Take 2

I was a little surprised to realize that I already had a blog with this title and it saddens me to know that the hurts are just as strong today as they were when I wrote that first blog in September of 2011 ( http://readangiesthoughts.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-hurts-most.html ). Like I mentioned in that blog, many aspects and effects of my childhood abuse at the hands of my grandfather are long gone. Gone is the anger, the bitterness, and I'm happy to report, some of the shame. Gone are the days when the abuse seemed to haunt my every waking thought and I can only credit that to my faith and relationship with the Great Healer, my God. He has brought healing and restoration I never dreamed possible and I am so very thankful for that. There is a lingering hurt though, one that I fear will last until I see the Lord face to face. We were created to be in relationships and in God's perfect plan, the most loving relationships would be with those we were born into. Aunts, uncles,