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Beliefs are the driving force behind every evil deed and every loving act of kindness. Beliefs can be changed, and lives can be healed.

My name is Linda S. Hopkins, and I live in West Jordan, Utah. I recently returned to Utah after living in Germany for over 26 years. I am an author, writer, and professional speaker. My obsessions and education are in social sciences and art.

Being raised in extreme poverty and abuse left me with a desire to bless the lives of others who are suffering. I was sexually and physically abused throughout my childhood. At nine years old, my father raped me in such a brutal manner that I had a near-death experience. Later, as an adult, I required two reconstructive surgeries to partially correct the damage.

Surviving without overcoming the psychological baggage proved to be a shallow victory. The abuse left me with deep mental and emotional scars that walled off happiness and healthy relationships for decades. With therapy and time, I came to understand that the abuse itself did not create the emotional cripple that I was. The beliefs that I acquired about myself and the world around me did.

‘Lazarus’s Denial’ is my personal journey to understanding my own scars and how to heal them. It took me over ten years to complete because, quite frankly, I wanted to do anything other than remember. But in the remembering, I found hope. I could finally see divine rescue and guidance in all of the wreckage that I found the courage to search through. It is truly a work of sacrifice and love because I had to relive so many painful experiences in order to choose a few to write about.

Lazarus’s Denial can be found on Amazon

 

There is a heartbeat that runs through all of creation, and when we lose our connection to that heartbeat, our world falls apart.

 

Molly’s Korner

Molly was and is my 7lb lady. She brought joy wherever she went by allowing herself to be held and stroked and cooed to. Her tiny watermelon-colored tongue has blessed so many hands and faces. Tragically, my sweet little girl was tortured to death by someone that I had trusted on July 19, 2019. In Germany, there are no true protection laws for dogs. Legally, a dog there is only worth the original purchase value. Nothing more. It is my hope that Germany will change their laws into far more humane ones.

What happened to Molly made every ugly thing that had ever happened to me wither away in comparison. How could I have trusted this woman? Why did I not notice that this woman was so unfeeling? Mostly, I just yearned to make it right with this little girl who had placed perfect trust in me. Because I died and came back earlier in life, I do not recognize death…only the hurt of separation. Molly will forever be one of the greatest joys of my entire eternity.

Molly’s Korner is dedicated to everyone who feels alone and forgotten or sad and troubled by the griefs of life. It is my way of helping her continue to lift hearts and soothe troubles with her incredible sweetness. You can find our Molly’s Korner blogs on this website.