Abuse Journal: Reflections of a Survivor’s Healing Journey is collection of personal reflections written throughout a healing journey. These writings explore abuse, recovery, faith, forgiveness, and the lessons learned while finding a path forward.
Available October 1st, 2026
AbuseJournal.com witnessed an important season of my life. It documented the healing journey through the darkness.
Previously, I journaled on;
- The Full Light.com
- The Lord is Calling.com
Both answered the call to step into the light of truth.
I registered Abuse Journal.com on October 5th, 2020, to illuminate the darkness and empower survivors to live abundant lives.
My background as a self-taught website developer strongly influenced the blog’s direction.
Outwardly, it was a journal for other survivors; inwardly, it became a place to openly confront the darkness through personal reflection.
My father always said not to tell your business in public. I learned to keep secrets early, not to name the abuse or uncover buried truths.
For 46 years, the fear of the public eye and others discovering my darkest pain followed me everywhere. I learned to survive, but the heavy emotional weight of guilt and shame became an unbearable burden.
This journal became my quiet place to release and reflect on painful memories and try to make sense of them through the eyes of faith.
I didn’t understand that the blog posts were bits and pieces, remnants of the past, brought out of the darkness into the light. That insight and wisdom gained were essential to the healing journey.
You can download Abuse Journal: Reflections of a Healing Journey, a collection of posts in PDF format, to read.
Abuse Journal
Reflections of a Healing Journey
This journal became my quiet place to release and reflect on painful memories and try to make sense of them through the eyes of faith.
Writing The Secret Darkness
Writing my memoir, The Secret Darkness, was also part of the truth-telling journey. I thought it was three-quarters finished and left untouched for a long stretch of time.
But suddenly, I realized some of the bits and pieces, or remnants, posted belonged in my story too.
I guess that’s what happens when you are trying to come to terms with the past and make sense of everything.
Your thoughts scatter, and you have to work a little harder to piece them back together.
You can read the full story on Abuse Journal at;
The Remnants Brought into the Light.
I plan to keep Abuse Journal online and will return to read the journal entries as a reminder. I do not plan to post here.
I’ve learned healing is not about forgetting the past but learning to live beyond it.
You’re welcome to learn more about my new writing journal.