SAFE PLACES I’ve been thinking a lot about the theme of “A Safe Place” the last few weeks. With the time we spent in Foster Care, the theme of safe places was very prevalent. It was all over in our training materials, in our classes and in our everyday experiences with the children we were charged to guard, protect and nurture. I was raised and have grown with the theme of God being our Haven of Rest, The Lord is my Shepherd, His mercies are new every morning, He hides me under HIs wing, My God is my refuge and strength...and yet I was not prepared for the depth of my need for a safe place for ME while I was being a safe place for everyone else. I raced through every day, fearing the worst, tensing at the hint of struggle….really deep, dark struggle...knowing the information I needed to move forward but often forgetting my own Safe Place. You see, when a child of trauma enters a safe place...feels loved...cared for...able to release tension….then all of that baggage gets dropp
Loving, Living. One day at a time.