I don’t know how it goes with you, but with me, when life rains upon me, it pours. When life gets busy, I feel so busy that it’s hard to slow down. Sometimes I’m up and running and wondering when I’ll have time to do this or that. It can Read more
I never really gave it miuch thought. Actually, I would most likely conclude that therapy is a modern concept, not a Scriptural one. while there is no “direct” instructions about therapy in the New Testament/Covenant, I was rather surprised to find the Greek word utilized in a passage, Matthew 17:14-21, Read more
Mental issues are hard to deal with. It’s a fact. What’s harder is the trauma that set it in motion. How do we think we heal? We think that if we talk about our problems over and over again, we will be set free. It doesn’t work like that. What Read more
One thing I have a difficulty adjusting to is being labeled. I don’t like labels. So when I learned about CPTSD (complex post traumatic stress disorder), my gut reaction was to snub it. Yet, I couldn’t. I matched every symptom listed. What?! I’ve not been traumatized! How is this possible? Read more
I couldn’t help but smile as I felt the smooth pages between my fingers… Being a part of a team has its fair share of joys and challenges. When you have a handful of women with different personalities and perspectives, you invite a plethora of possibilities into your life. I Read more
When life is falling apart around me, it’s so easy to complain and feel sorry for myself. It’s easier to gripe and resent than to praise Yahweh and look for the blessings. Who wants to do that??? And why? Well, there is a method, really a cycle. We know it Read more
Time. We love it. We hate it. We look for it. We can’t find it. Some make it. Others lose it. Children spell love T-I-M-E. Time. … Scripture talks about time too. Check out Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. (I’m using KJV.) Time for this. Time for that. At least in English it Read more
Time flies by these days. And so quickly. By the end of the day I am tired. Not just tired, but sleepy tired. Time won’t stand still for me, though. It never does. Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock. *** I have heard that we should work smarter, not harder. Read more
Sometimes I have no problem with change. And sometimes I have a major issue with it. One thing I have learned is that when I resist change, it’s harder. And when I am flexible, it doesn’t seem that bad. I don’t mind changing me or my quirks. I do mind Read more
I have noticed lately that each day has its set of problems. And the problems don’t go away. In fact, I have noticed that if I don’t deal with today’s problems, they compound tomorrow’s problems. Just like yesterday’s problems were extra problematic for today’s problems. Problem after problem after problem. Read more