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Rebuilding – Debbie Hughes

My Faith deconstruction  felt like a slow motion imploding of my faith. The beliefs I based my soul on  My family’s soul All those I loved and held so dear  My born again at the alter experience  Childhood - teenage - adulthood  Faith  No longer works  No longer rings true  What is missing?  What do I believe deep in my heart -- even deeper, into my SOUL? The word Christian sounds so hollow. Empty  Like you can pick up that word or lay it down depending on your mood or circumstances. So much hurt and isolation. I CANNOT cling to that WORD. I ...

Deconstruction – Poem by Debbie Hughes

Deconstruction,it’s like a tornado destroying the family home that’s been there for generations.The porch swing your mom and dad courted on.The door your parents carried you through when you came home from the hospital as a newborn.The place you rocked your own babies and maybe mourned lost loved ones. The place you have lived, worked and bled.Pouring everything you have into the soil. Actively participating in every detail.Now it’s wiped away. GoneYou can’t go rebuild somewhere else.NO, it has to be rebuilt right here. From the ground up, where your roots are.Before you load up all the waste, you reevaluate and pull ...