In Christ Alone
Just because . . . I awoke one recent morning with these lyrics on my mind. Such a beautiful reminder that God has already given me the only thing I will ever need . . . in Christ alone. Enjoy!
Author: niki@nikikrauss.com
Of Authors and Agents
Being a first-time author, I think it’d be great to have an agent who loves my book as much as I do and works day and night to find just the right publisher for me and my story. She’d never give up and, just as important, never let me become...
Childhood Sexual Abuse and PTSD
With as much as I know personally about childhood sexual abuse, and even as much as I’ve learned over recent years through reading and research, I was clueless that childhood sexual abuse can and does cause posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The first I’d ever heard of the connection was when...
Grateful to Call Charleston Home
In the time since Dylann Roof opened fire inside Emanuel A.M.E. Church in downtown Charleston, the city has come together in amazing ways. On Sunday evening following the shooting, twenty thousand people joined hands across the two-and-a-half-mile span of the Ravenel Bridge in a show of unity. All ages, all...
A God-Sized Void
For almost five years, I’ve been involved with facilitating support/recovery groups for adult women survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The program is faith-based and uses a Christ-centered curriculum. I first led a group at our church when we lived in Dallas, and now I’ve been facilitating groups at our church...
The Waiting Game
Why is waiting so difficult? None of us relish waiting . . . in line, in traffic, on hold on the phone. We need to be doing and going and seeing and saying . . . All. The. Time. I have less of a problem with the doing and going...
Shopping the Book
Shop the book. I love that phrase. It sounds so “writerly.” It’s what I’ve been doing since my last book update a couple of weeks ago. In the past two weeks, I’ve queried five literary agencies. The redoing/rearranging/rewriting of my proposal for each agency, while taking some time and thought,...
Book Update
If you’ve been following my progress, you know I’ve been working on rewriting my book proposal after having a former acquiring editor read and critique it. This past Monday evening, I finished the rewrite! I closed my laptop that night with a wonderful feeling of accomplishment. Although I don’t remember...
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Long-Term Health
This week I’d planned to write about childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In beginning to research, what I found instead were several articles and research studies describing the connection between CSA and long-term physical health as an adult. So, while I still plan to investigate CSA...
