Category Archives: Personal Growth
Part 6: Transition By October Vicki recognized she was pregnant again. This was a miracle after a series of miscarriages and for sure would be her last. It was special even in Vicki’s busy life, but at 40 years old she recognized that she would not be able to make the long trip to see Is ...
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Our story is meant to aid in understanding the dynamics of human trafficking and child abuse—both victim and perpetrator—and especially to give insight into the violence of this particular kind of abuse. In the process of writing this—as you will see—it became obvious that sexual traffi ...
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Author name withheld After a 1 ½ yr search for new employment our prayers were answered. Finally, Husband was able to secure full-time employment, the dream job-with a university, not all that far from where we had previously lived. We moved this past summer. The job, better than anything ...
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Author Name Withheld~ Walking into a psychiatrist’s office is slightly un-nerving. “Those” places are for crazy people, right? There is a definite stigma associated with receiving mental help and we were no exception in feeling this. As we walked down the hall towards the clinic offi ...
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3 o'clock came quickly and after a morning at the market I made my way back to my apartment where the Bishop's wife would pick me up and take me to safety. Still fearful of my agency tracking me down and uncertain of their intentions, I carefully gathered my things from the building rooftop whe ...
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Relationships are finely tuned creatures. They require constant nourishment, diligence and love to thrive. If ignored, they become stagnant. If not corrected and refined, they become stale. Yet, when given nourishment and love they blossom and give back in abundance. When I was younger, ...
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I said goodbye to my Mom, boyfriend and best friend and never looked back. I had just entered the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah where the over 60,000 missionaries all over the world train before serving. My life changed the minute I walked in the building and handed over my luggag ...
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