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Please read and listen to the lyrics on this song. The words are speaking for the voices of hundreds and hundreds of abuse victims/survivors. If only the predators/criminals would read…
Recently I posted something about trauma. Not religion, TRAUMA. Not forgiveness, TRAUMA. Not bitterness, TRAUMA. Here is the exact quote: “Stop telling people to just get over the past. Trauma…
Joy was interviewed by Julie Roys for the Roys Report Podcast. Click to listen.
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Out of the Shadows is about shining a light–exposing darkness. It’s about giving the light of HOPE to innocent victims of abuse and the evil that is among us and…
This is an investigation done by Sarah Smith of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram into US fundamental Baptist churches. They found more than 400 sexual misconduct allegations, more than 160 pastors, ministers…
A few years ago I was talking with my close friend Michelle*. Our daughters have also been good friends for years and I noticed that one of the male workers…
It’s all over social media that April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. Sexual assault/abuse can happen anyWHERE! We must always keep that in mind and be vigilant. But, are you…
If you pay attention at all to social media, you will know that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Teal colored ribbons will be everywhere, and more people than usual…
Recently Joy Ryder and Jo McGuire were guests on a radio program produced by Focus on the Family. The show was Java with Juli and the topic was about how…
I remember the first time I dared to breathe a word of what had happened to me. I shared it with my husband. It was a few months after we…
Until I got involved with Out of the Shadows, I didn’t really understand the term “grooming”. I thought the term referred to someone who had to “convince” or “trick” their…
At least a million times I have asked myself THAT question. The question that haunted and terrified me, the question that lurked in every corner of my mind. “Should I tell?”…