Sharon Clements

This past week I saw the news that a pastor at a church in our town has been sentenced to thirteen years in prison for seven counts of sexually abusing a minor under his care. A girl’s life shattered. Her life interrupted by the greed, lust, and consumption of someone whose job it was to protect her. Concurrent sentences. No possibility of parole. Kentucky Attorney General, Russell Coleman, said: "The defendant not only betrayed the trust of his victim but an entire congregation and...

When my world came crashing down, I was surrounded by broken pieces – broken relationships, broken hearts, broken dreams, broken me. Nothing was untouched by the grief and heartbreak I was facing. The fallout was brutal. Where there was once friendship, I encountered silence. Where there was once purpose, the days stretched out before me, empty. Where there was once certainty, I was reeling, unsure, wounded, confused. I felt abandoned, rejected, judged, alone, and the tears argued to never...

I remember riding my first roller coaster like it was yesterday. I was probably 11 or 12, visiting Six Flags with our youth group, and I...