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  • Ashamed to Be So Needy

    @audreycfrank But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay. Psalm 40:17, NIV I learned early in life to be ashamed of

  • Walking on Eggshells: Caring for a Loved One with PTSD

    @audreycfrank To read Part One: When You Are the One Suffering From PTSD, click here. Part Two: When Your Loved One Suffers From PTSD When a loved one suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, l

  • Triggered: Identifying Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

    @audreycfrank Part One: When You are the One Suffering from PTSD “Don’t trigger me!” one teen said to another as they dissolved into laughter. The phrase has become casual and fun

  • But I Did Everything Right

    @audreycfrank Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding. Acknowledge Him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 He told her he

  • Alone with the Mountain

    @audreycfrank I was alone with the mountain. From my vantage point Mt. Kenya seemed to reach to heaven. I had not made it to the top with my teammates. An hour earlier we had risen in the darkness

  • Tomorrow Needs You: The Fight Against Suicide

    @audreycfrank The author wishes to thank To Write Love on Her Arms for the inspiration for this post.  Yesterday marked the last day of World Suicide Prevention Week. But for some of us, we will f

  • Shame on You or I’m Here for You: When Parents Face Pornography

    @audreycfrank She just had a feeling. It was that mother-gut, knowing feeling that words just can’t quite explain. Such a feeling is weighed and measured in units of anxiety and apprehension, int

  • What Loving Muslims Taught Me About the Gospel

    @audreycfrank The billowing saffron colored melhfa blew around her small frame like a mystery. And that suited her, for that’s what she was the first day I laid eyes on her. An enigma, a puzzle,

  • Overgrown

    @audreycfrank Sometimes life, like a neglected garden, becomes overgrown with weeds. As I write this, I am staring out my window at what was once a carefully tended, intentionally planned garden of

  • The Question Parents Can’t Answer on Google: Will my child be okay?

    for David, and myself Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all unders