The truth is this is NOT a black and brown problem. This is a white problem! Why? Because the abused is not tasked with fixing the abuser!!

Throwaway. Disposable. Useless. Unredeemable. Unworthy. Unlovable.

I implore you...do not let the trauma you've been through and the victimization that you survived leave you with a victim mentality! Because girl, that does not look good on you.

I've never been one to make these New Year resolutions and major life revamps in January, simply because culture says it's the thing to do. Seasons in my life don't generally follow a laid out, cyclical calendar. Rather, I seem to live making changes and trying new things as I feel led, or am curious to do so.

This is not meant to be neither condemning nor flippant. Please read this and ponder it. I continually see and hear comments that place the shame and blame upon the person abused, rather than the perpetrator.

So, if you consider yourself a Christ-follower and you think we are in the end times, that means you know what's coming, and are looking ahead.

I implore you...do not let the trauma you've been through and the victimization that you survived leave you with a victim mentality! Because girl, that does not look good on you.

The hearts of people who are consumed with greed, power, and lust fuel this crime.  We can mitigate circumstances, make and enforce laws, and educate on the reality of slavery, however, it will never end without a heart change both in the individual and as a society.

Many have asked me to share my trafficking experience on my blog. I regularly weave it through trainings to illuminate and illustrate the reality and truths of this horrific crime, but for some reason have never placed it here.

I come from eternity

from love and peace

beauty and mystery

One of the greatest hindrances to truly impacting the human trafficking issue is Misidentification. Victims in our country are being overlooked, mislabeled, and therefore, unreached, due to this issue.

What does it mean to be a Survivor Leader? That was the question posed to me. A survivor leader....hmmmm. For me, it means nothing, and yet everything.

Ask any Christian, and most Americans, what they think of as a Christmas symbol and they will answer, the Manger scene, the Christmas tree, Santa Claus, and stockings.

Life’s craziness, darkness, and its never-ending attempt to pull you down can feel beyond relentless.