Taking Off the Armor

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Taking Off the Armor
A lifetime Mormon writing about her spiritual upheaval
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An Angel on Earth, An Angel in Heaven
For many years, Josh and I and the kids enjoyed a quiet Christmas at home, but we decided to spend Christmas 2014 with Mom, Dad and Elizabeth (Liz).
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For Those of You Who Don't Know Me
A brief history of me and my family before the spiritual storm
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Wave of Grief
Being present as a wave of grief comes and goes
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Roles, Worry & Fear
We started off the new year as busy as ever.
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Chapter 16: The Sea Our Path
I received the strong impression that God was saying "the sea is our path": sometimes calm, sometimes stormy, up and down and certainly not straight…
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Purity (whatever that means)
Content Warning: sexual shame, worthiness interview trauma, negative body image, suicide ideation
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Chapter 14: Devotion or Codependency?
I have come to realize that I have been a codependent person for most of my life.
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Chapter 13: Wounded
For days after that conference, I was so troubled by all of this that my heart center literally ached. I tried to go about my days as usual, but the…
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Chapter 10: Expanding
Keeping the familiar, exploring the new
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Chapter 8: Prodigal
About the prodigal son, tantrums and this new thing called Grace.
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Chapter 20: Three Essays
I started writing down my spiritual insights because they were just building up inside of me.
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