Carrie Saum - Storyteller

A couple of weeks ago, Ron Luce issued a public statement through the Roys Report about what was depicted in Shiny Happy People Season 2.

Luce is unrepentant, and passionately defends the actions of Teen Mania, his own conduct, and the innerancy of his teachings.

In his 1600 word statement to the Roys Report, Ron Luce blatantly lies about children returning home from Teen Mania alive and well.

The truth is multiple children died, and many more suffered severe injury and sickness.

He then went on to mischaracterize the cast and lie about what happened on that gated, guarded compound in rural East Texas.

Some members of the cast got together to respond to these gross misrepresentations and outright deceptions, and I’m linking it here.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1Amzs7qoCw/?mibextid=wwXIfrt l

Tomorrow begins a new chapter.
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Earlier this spring, my children’s father and I chose to gently and respectfully end our 14 year marriage.
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The end of a hard-fought marriage is like the death of a comfortable, dependable companion.
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It is the unrequited finality of a dream never fully realized.
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It’s painful. Yes. For everyone. Nobody makes this choice lightly.
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And it has also been affirming and hopeful. We are discovering a new path forward.
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I also decided it was time to dig in deeper to my local network and business community.
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After a wild summer of adjusting, healing, helping, and dreaming, I accepted a job as a business navigator for one of Portland’s oldest neighborhoods.
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I’m thrilled to get back into the community, stretch my branding skills, acquire new tools, and most of all work to make things right for folx who have been pushed to the margins for centuries.
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If you are scared to leave the comfort of what you have because you cannot imagine a path forward, take heart.
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Sometimes you can’t see what’s next until you take the bravest blind step and walk through the door.
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So, here is your permission to lovingly and firmly disengage whatever you’ve tied yourself to out of fear of the unknown.
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To trust yourself to know what is best for you.
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It’s time to reimagine what’s possible.
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It’s time to dream a new dream, darling.

💜 Carrie