Trauma – Christian Mommas

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022Temi Michael-O

Jesus’ Family Tree: Rahab’s Story (Part 2)

Our Advent adventure continues!! It’s Day 4…you can catch up on previous posts here Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab […]

November 29, 2022November 29, 2022Temi Michael-O

Jesus’ Family Tree: Rahab’s Story

Our Advent adventure continues!! Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon […]

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022Temi Michael-O

Jesus’ Family Tree: Tamar’s Story

Tamar was the first woman mentioned in Matthew’s account of Jesus’ genealogy. Ur, Tamar’s first husband, was extremely wicked. For […]

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021Temi Michael-O

Reflections: Repurposing Trauma

As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.Proverbs 27:21 (KJV) […]

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021Temi Michael-O

Weakness

This year, I have made faith-filled decisions to step out of my comfort zone. I transitioned from primarily writing about […]

December 29, 2020Temi Michael-O

Disappointed With God

The pain of unmet expectations and unanswered prayers can cause one to question God’s existence and love. This year, I […]

December 14, 2020November 28, 2022Temi Michael-O

Tamar: You Matter To God

Last year, I wrote a blog post on “God and the Sex Scandal Lineage“. This year, I wrote a devotional […]

August 25, 2020August 28, 2020Temi Michael-O

Coming Soon: Surviving Child Abuse Blog Series

Naturally, we find it easy to predict people’s future based on their story or history. Particularly when something tragic or […]

August 2, 2020September 18, 2020Temi Michael-O

Let Their Voices Be Heard- My Interview with Temi of Christian Mommas Part 4

This post is perfect for this day. Are you transferring trauma to your children? Why is it difficult for African-Americans […]

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020Temi Michael-O

Let Their Voices Be Heard- My Interview with Temi of Christian Mommas Part 3

Last Friday, I continued my blog series with papa Matt. We discussed my first book, A Christian Mother’s Creed. Why […]

March 2, 2020Temi Michael-O

Day 6: Are there Ghosts in the Nursery?

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the […]

January 11, 2020January 16, 2020Temi Michael-O

Overcoming Trauma: Freedom Walk

Developmental psychologists/theorists and gerontologists have found several connections between early childhood experiences and adulthood. Few months ago, I wrote about […]

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019Temi Michael-O

Practical Ways to Kick Out Ghosts in the Nursery

Following up on yesterday’s post, I am presenting ways to kick out Ghosts in the Nursery. If you didn’t read […]

October 31, 2019March 16, 2021Temi Michael-O

We all expect the mother of a newborn to be happy, we expect mothers to not abuse their children, and we always assume mothers will form a healthy bond with their child. Sadly, this isn’t always the case. Some moms struggle with bonding, are depressed, and feel like someone else will be better off mothering their child. Some moms just seem to fail despite telling themselves, “I want something better for my child” or “I don’t want my child to experience what I experienced as a child”. We are always quick to judge these mothers because we don’t know their stories…..

September 19, 2019September 23, 2019Temi Michael-O

Ghosts in our Marriage

Isn’t it sad that history repeats itself even when we say “I will never do that” or “I want something better for me and my children”? Why do most people who watched their parents fight constantly; watched their father get drunk and abused their mother; and noticed their mother or father obsessively control the home repeat the same thing. Why do they repeat their history of trauma despite desiring something better?