Your Trauma Affects Every Reaction When I began the journey to inspire girls who experienced trauma, women came forward to tell me their stories. Bitter tears stung my eyes as I listened to stories far too similar to mine. Looking back through the years, I see the little girl in pigtails who judged every movement […]
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Peacemakers are the Children of God
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” — Matthew 5:9 When I decided to write the Elle books, I had no problem in deciding what her name would be. Her first name is in honor of our granddaughter and her last name, Burton, honors my grandfather. T.R. Burton is the […]
Stoking the Fire Creates a Radioactive Result
Stoking the Fire was my Brother’s Job When I was young, growing up in Iowa, we had a massive coal furnace in the basement. My big brother was responsible for stoking the fire when my folks were at work. As often as not, he had to do it on the weekends too. I remember how […]
