Author Archives: Dana Marie Ecklund

Conversations With Courtney, Part Three

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In Part Three, Courtney shares how she wanted to WANT to love God but was so confused about what love really looked like. This was due to being seduced and molested by a teenage boy at age eight to ten. She shares how she fell in love with him and learned in order to be […]

Conversations With Courtney, Part Two

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In Part Two of the four-part series “Conversations With Courtney,†Courtney shares about how a teenage boy seduced her into falling in love with him and cooperating with him sexually molesting her from ages eight to ten years old. She was rejected by this boy and his family and called a liar which started her […]

Conversations With Courtney, Part One

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  Watch this series of conversations where Courtney and Dana take a deep dive into childhood sexual abuse which took her spinning into long illegal lifestyle full of addictions, prisons, and rehabs. She is now deciding to go ON WITH HER LIFE because of receiving a revelation of God’s unconditional love for her. In Part […]

Is Your Husband REALLY Your Problem?

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**In June 2023, I wrote this post for my daughter Jessica to use for her marriage newsletter that she does regularly. At the bottom of this post is her information so you can contact her and get on her email list for one of the best marriage newsletters I have ever read. It’s called, “Faith […]

6 Triggers for Change

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  Welcome to 2023! It’s here and whether we like it or not, our thoughts are automatically going towards change. A fresh start. Another chance to start a new year with new vision and hopes for change. In this post I hope to help you develop a clear understanding about change. Like what triggers you […]

Why Use the Bible to Go On With Your Life?

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  Why use the Bible to go on with your life? Years ago, this question would never come up because everyone knew the Bible was the answer. Times have changed though haven’t they? I recently reminded someone that they are a Christian. Yes, it’s true, if you can imagine that. I asked this person why […]

Transitioning from the Ditch and to Your Life’s Path

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  How do you get out of a ditch and up onto a path that is personally designed for YOU? And once you are there, how do you stay on that path? Today is a good day to evaluate the “stuck in a ditch” lifestyle you might be in and confront the overwhelming feelings you […]