Tag Archives: sex industry

Inadequacy is a Good Thing

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

I woke up this morning feeling severely inadequate, especially in light of meeting someone today who helps in the cause against sex trafficking in Sacramento.  I felt under-qualified and not good enough and so forth. This feeling hung out with … Continue reading →

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They Are Still Chained

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

I read some very powerful words on the blog of another prostitution survivor.  You can read the full entry here:  http://rmott62.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/reasons-i-cannot-celebrate-yet/ She expresses that she cannot celebrate yet, even though she is free, because countless others are NOT free. The … Continue reading →

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To My Sisters

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

I am brought to tears by all the ways God has surprised me since I’ve started this blog.  I thought I knew why he wanted me to start this blog – but wow, I had no idea! My plan was … Continue reading →

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Turning Tricks: What It’s Really Like

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

“They want a personal experience, with a friendly girl… They want it to be like a ‘girlfriend experience’, no rushing, warming up to main event in a way that you would do in a relationship. All of this, of course, … Continue reading →

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Ripping off the Band Aid

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

Have you ever been so deeply wounded that you hide the wound beneath a band aid of sorts – partial healing, partial growth, partial vulnerability – so that the wound stays neatly tucked underneath? Invisible? Today my band aid got … Continue reading →

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At the Core of A Prostitute

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

It would not be fair nor would it be accurate to lump all prostitutes into one category.  For the purpose of this thought I’m about to share, I am only referring to prostitutes who willingly sell themselves in order to … Continue reading →

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The Holy Spirit and a Rat

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

“Let God run the show.  What is God’s agenda for me?  What is it that he has been trying to do but I keep overlooking it?”  read part of my notes from a sermon yesterday. Well – I’ve been overlooking … Continue reading →

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Biggest Need

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

“What do you think the biggest need is for people currently in prostitution?” Again, no one has ever asked me that.  But it’s been something I’ve wanted to talk about for a long time. The single biggest need prostitutes of … Continue reading →

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