by Sonja Hopkins | Nov 15, 2019 | Sonja Hopkins: Sonja's Safe Harbor
To read part one, click here. I thought I had learned a lot by the time I was 40. Then, at 50, I was really focused on a fast track to self-care workshops and success seminar excellence. (Notice the growth of ego?) I am an experiential learner with the scars to...
by Sonja Hopkins | Nov 1, 2019 | Sonja Hopkins: Sonja's Safe Harbor
My low-hanging fruit is dragging on the ground and getting hit by the weed whacker! Scriptures promise that when you are obedient to God’s counsel, your vine will not cast the fruit before its season. It’s important to remember, of course, that “ripe” is the...
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...