Dennis & Sara
A husband & wife team chronicling their adventures of faith, RV travel, and trauma recovery.
Time Machine, Episode 1
A look back into my earlier days of the untangling process
written 29 May 2018
A Tentative Explanation of My Childhood
Present-day: This is from the archives. It was written back when I was just starting to explore what exactly might have happened to me, and was thinking about putting my story online. I first researched “sheltered upbringing”. A lot of the effects are similar . . .
Posted in: c-ptsdchildhood traumachristian cultsex2x2ex2x2shealing traumameetingsworkers and friends
What's the point?
Is telling all really doing any good whatsoever?
written 31 July 2021
Why write all this stuff? What good is this doing, anyway?
I really don't know why I feel so driven to write and publish. Yes, it's for personal growth. I have already stated my purposes for this blog in previous posts, and all of those are authentic and true.
Sometimes I wonder, though – what good is . . .
Posted in: bible truthc-ptsdchildhood traumachristian cultsex2x2ex2x2sfaithhealing traumameetingsworkers and friends
Having Self-Compassion in the Process
written 2nd day, 27 July 2021
Being good to myself
I have to have the self-compassion to realize I'm still in the middle of this thing. I'm still untangling. I've made huge leaps and bounds from where I began, but I'm still going. Still in the process.
It's so easy to get frustrated that I'm not further.
Also I've been . . .
Posted in: bible truthc-ptsdchildhood traumachristian cultsex2x2ex2x2sfaithhealing traumameetingsworkers and friends
Getting free is disruptive and divisive.
Why? And why don't more people do it, regardless?
written Sabbath, 17 July 2021
Why is this process so disruptive? Why does it create such upheaval and stark divisions in my relationships with others?
Today I am considering my path and the unlikelihood of others taking a similar path. In other words, I don't expect people to jump on board. As part of this, I'm considering the . . .
A Real-life Example of Groupthink
This poem shows the warped-ness of the CHDG false doctrine
written 10 July 2021
How was this poem not a huge, giant red flag?
So back when I was a teenager I had a secret “boyfriend” at school. This was a huge, shameful thing, because he wasn't a member of the group. That was a big, dangerous no-no. I was able to keep it secret for a while, dunno how long. There was very little . . .
Why do children get sick?
What does the BIBLE say?
HOW YA'LL DOIN? IT'S DENNIS HERE AGAIN. I DID WHAT I SAID, IN THAT I POSTED THE TIME THAT SARA GOT SICK AFTER LEARNING THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD ON SICKNESS, BUT AFTER SHE READ IT ON THE BLOG SHE WAS BOTHERED BY SOME OF THE STUFF IT SAID, AND SHE TOOK IT DOWN TO EDIT IT BEFORE RE-POSTING. YOU SEE THAT'S WHY I SAID I MIGHT HAVE A SMALL . . .
