Aug 22, 2015 | Have you ever realized you were drowning in good things? That you were losing yourself in the craziness of your life? That you weren’t sure why you were doing life this way?My life got really hectic last month as I was finishing everything to launch Bloom In the Dark: True Stories of Hope and Redemption. My boys and I were finishing our homeschooling for the year, only a couple mont...  Read More

Tomorrow begins my new career as an author (rephrase–I’m hosting a book signing event). I’m sitting here thinking about how I got here? It seems like everything in my life has been leading up to this specific event. What if it fails? What if it succeeds, but I fail? What if I’m just an author “wannabe” who just thinks she has a message that can change people’s lives? Then, I remind myself of the f...  Read More

Jul 22, 2015 | I’m proud to be an Ex-Victim! Like being an ex-wife who was a wife for fifteen years, being an ex-victim says that I was a victim for a period of time, but I am no longer a victim.A lot of people are afraid to admit they are a “Victim” because it’s a label that they feel will always define them. So, they live in denial. I did the same thing. I couldn’t get help to stop being a “Vict...  Read More

Jul 22, 2015 | I’ve been asked how this book, Bloom In the Dark, came to be. It’s been a lifetime process of darkness and pain followed by hope and healing. It’s funny how you take the light for granted until it’s gone. When it’s gone, you feel absolutely isolated and alone in your personal darkness. You feel like you’re the only one in the world experiencing the pain. At least that’s how I felt....  Read More

Jul 21, 2015 | I’m a mom of three boys. After growing up with four sisters and just one brother, I was thrilled to have sons. They were so cute and sweet. They liked to play outside, climb trees, ride bikes, and play with bugs. They could learn to hunt and fish with their dad. In fact, they could do all kinds of things with their dad, so they didn’t need me as much. Everything seemed to be just pe...  Read More

Jul 18, 2015 | I just got home from meeting three other single moms who also homeschool their kids. Each of us felt alone and isolated. The homeschool and church groups we’ve attended have moms who stay home to teach their kids, but they all have husbands. They have the support of a breadwinner and a second parent. They usually do not have the betrayal, loss and pain at the same levels as we do, ...  Read More

Jul 17, 2015 | I’m walking through the woods on a beautiful summer evening, wondering why God didn’t make me perfect. At eighteen, I feel like I should be put together. I’m an adult now, right? Shouldn’t I know who I am by now? But I’m not happy with who I am. Everywhere I look, I see beauty. God made these beautiful trees, fluffy clouds, bright yellow flowers. They are so amazing! Then, I pictur...  Read More

Jul 23, 2015 | Right now, I’m just excited about my life! To give you some perspective–I have no job and even child support didn’t show up this month; my boys are two months behind on finishing homeschool for the year; I just got soaked in the rain as I brought in the groceries; and my headache won’t seem to go away! Why on earth be excited, right? Well, I’m following my dream of helping hurting w...  Read More

Jul 16, 2015 | Today, as I walked away from the huge, fenced playground where my boys were playing together, I started thanking God for the good things in my life. I thanked Him for my three healthy boys playing well together, perfect weather, fluffy white clouds, a great park with a mile trail around it for me to stretch my legs. The breeze that felt wonderful as I power-walked the first mile. T...  Read More

Oct 14, 2015 | by Paula Mosher Wallace | As a victim of childhood rape, I didn’t see how I could ever be a “vessel of honor” for God. As any child who’s been abused, I thought everything was my fault. As the years continued and different types of abuse piled up, I had absolute proof it must be my fault.I must have been created warped and messed up. Like a child making a clay jar in school, God mus...  Read More