Cycles of Replenishment
Do you ever feel burned out? How about right now?Drained By a Cycle of BurnoutFor many of us, the pace and circumstances of our life […]
I Survived a Blended Family
When we were just married and on our honeymoon, my husband received a call from his ex-wife saying he had better take their oldest son […]
Unexpected Friends
My grandmother had a lot of ‘sayings.’ Because I spent a lot of time with her, many of them became an ongoing internal dialogue that […]
The Aging Parent Handbook
I just finished washing my 74-year-old mother’s hair in the sink. She had emergency surgery a few days ago after she fell and broke her […]
Don’t Be a Critic-Make the Better Choice to Change Your Relationship
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been married for thirty years or have been dating a couple months, there will always be some things in your […]
Journeying with Jesus, His 6th Invitation: I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE
To be hungry is to be human and alive. In our culture, we typically associate hunger with food, “I’m hungry for a good hamburger,” or […]
15 Signs It’s Time to Start Therapy
Thankfully, the stigma that counseling is only for “crazy” people has greatly diminished through the years. Yet there remains a common belief that a person […]
I Should Have Said
In the last two months I’ve lost two relatives, both younger than me. I realized I had not spoken to either of them recently. Partly […]
Agreements of the Heart
Have you ever said, “I will never do that again?” Sometimes this can be a helpful statement … such as, “I will never eat a whole pizza […]