I recently re-read a book I’ve read a couple of other times in my life. The first time in my mid-twenties, then again in my mid-thirties. It’s a novel about a father’s journey from bitterness and despair to acceptance and redemption after he suffered a horrible family...
We are living in a very ambiguous time. Our lives have experienced a major earthquake as we are confined to our homes by a disease that is described differently by every expert you read. Staying at home is necessary. Oops! No, it isn’t. Wear a mask when I am out. No,...
In the last key to R&R (Recovering from the records of the past that devalue our God given identity, and Restoring the truth about who we are) we Repent, or turn, from our old way of thinking. It takes time to break old cycles, but if we identify healthier...
As we continue to cope with the coronavirus, and states around the country begin re-opening, it is normal to have anxiety and/or fear during this time. There continues to be much unknown, such as when a vaccine will be available, when we can return to large...
As an older lady who was born and raised in the South, I was told from an early age that it was “un-lady-like” to get angry. No one was ever supposed to see any anger coming from me. Based on the messages I kept getting, I decided that there must be...
For many, dealing with stress was part of our modern, hectic, fast-paced lifestyle long before the Covid-19 Pandemic halted our world. Everyday life was filled with accumulation of family events, chores, work, schedules, commitments and endless to-do lists. Some of...