Mike E.Jan 28, 2021I Am One of the Children-The faithfulness and providence of GodMy original plan for this blog was to present my life story in chronological order to explain my traumas. However, I sense a need to...
Mike E.Jan 18, 2021The Ache-A PoemThis image © bestartstudios 2013--Jaime Best **Dedicated to all trauma survivors--The Fellowship of the Betrayed An ache. An ache. A...
Mike E.Oct 16, 2020"Lessons from the Mental Hospital"This blog was created to share some personal stuff about my trauma history in an effort to let others know they're not alone. I've...
Mike E.Aug 2, 2020Coming HomeIn April 1991, I returned home from combat completely changed. A different human being. A grotesquely altered version of myself. All of...
Mike E.Jul 30, 2020Trauma #3, The War, Part 4--Moral Injury and The Highway of DeathFebruary 24, 1991. 4:30 am. FIRE MISSION! Jumping out of the sleeping bag, the time had come. After nearly a month of aerial bombardment,...
Mike E.Jul 2, 2020Trauma #3, The War, Part 3--LostAfter we left the "Scud Hotel" in Riyadh, it was time for us to be assigned to our field units we would fight in combat with. I was...
Mike E.Jun 24, 2020Trauma #3--The War, Part 2--ScudsWe landed at King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia on January 21, 1991. When we first felt the heat, it was overwhelming. It...
Mike E.Jun 14, 2020Trauma #3--The War, Part 1--GoodbyeIraqi President Saddam Hussein’s army invaded its small neighbor, the oil rich country of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. August 7, 1990 The...
Mike E.Jun 12, 2020Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll." Psalm 40:7It really doesn't get much darker than the sexual abuse of children. Studies have shown repeatedly the long term psychological damage...
Mike E.Jun 9, 2020Trauma #2--The DentistAfter mom and dad divorced, mom was determined to get us kids help. She knew we'd been damaged. She thought I needed a positive male...
Mike E.Jun 7, 2020Trauma #1--Dad Psalm 34:18 "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Before I talk about my Dad, I must say I...
Mike E.Jun 6, 2020My First Blog PostSo..this is my first post. Hence the "catchy" title. In a televised vice-presidential debate in 1992, Ross Perot's running mate Admiral...
