Category: Reflective Writing
My Testimony of Coming to Faith in Jesus Christ
My testimony of coming to faith in Jesus Christ As a child, I lived in the Adirondack Mountains in a vast woodland once owned by my grandparents, Willard and Maude Carleton. My father worked in the Paper Mill, plowing and harvesting his fields and cutting down firewood for winter. My mom was a housewife and…
I Wanted to be a Website Designer
I wanted to be a website designer. To become one, you need to be self-driven, motivated, and determined. I was, and therefore, I researched how to code CSS, HTML, XHTML, and HTML5. I invested numerous nights learning how to read and work with PHP, JavaScript, and other coding languages. After mastering an FTP program, I was…
Little Girl Lost a Poem
Little girl lost in darkness. Wandering to and fro. Searching for her way in life. Stumbling along day by day.
The Unusually Vivid Dream Standing in a Dark Cave
It was a cold winter morning in February 2015. As dawn began to break, I woke up remembering an unusually vivid dream. The dream was so lifelike that I felt as if I was standing in a dark cave watching. In the center of the cave was a hole in the ground. Bricks were stacked around…
A True Story About Hiding in Fear from God
This is a true story about a young boy who jumped down at a Christmas play and hid in fear from God underneath the Church Pew. A cherished memory is the year we attended a Christmas play at the Methodist church in town. My son was around six years old, and his grandparents and I took…
About
I have lived through childhood abuse and domestic violence, and I write about the wisdom that can emerge through the journey of healing—what we can understand, reclaim, and ultimately transform from what we have survived.
Start Your Journey
Childhood abuse can leave wounds that shape the way we see ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us. Our past, however, does not have to determine our future.
Through personal stories, faith-filled encouragement, practical insights, and honest reflection, Abuse Journal offers hope for adult survivors seeking healing and freedom.
More than a memoir, The Secret Darkness invites every survivor who wonders if healing is possible. It is a story of resilience, redemption, and the life-changing hope that your past does not have to define your future—and that freedom can be found beyond yesterday’s shadows.
L.M. CARLETON
Rescued by Grace