by Sonja Hopkins | Oct 18, 2019 | Sonja Hopkins: Sonja's Safe Harbor
This blog post contains mature themes dealing with abuse that may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is advised. Author’s Note: A lot has changed in the 39 years since the original article was written. I am humbled by the manner in which...
by Sonja Hopkins | Oct 4, 2019 | Sonja Hopkins: Sonja's Safe Harbor
Editor’s Note: This article, written by its author in the 1980s, deals with the theme of abuse and how it is treated. When this piece was written, the world as a whole did not have the same capabilities and specialized tools that are available to us today in...
by Sonja Hopkins | Sep 20, 2019 | Sonja Hopkins: Sonja's Safe Harbor
Read the first part here. Let me share a personal experience that helped me better understand the verse in Malachi 4:6. It reads: “And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come...
by Sonja Hopkins | Sep 6, 2019 | Sonja Hopkins: Sonja's Safe Harbor
Many years ago, someone read my poetry and said, “I love to read poetry! I really wish the poet would share the back story that prompted the various poems… I’d like to know what was happening in their lives at just that moment.” Writing poetry was the...
by Sonja Hopkins | Aug 23, 2019 | Sonja Hopkins: Sonja's Safe Harbor
As I reflect on the emotional earthquakes in my life, I am reminded of a prompting I received to help me heal many years ago, long before I understood anything about the abuse my sons were experiencing. I was married in the temple and I had taught seminary for four...
