By Karen Jordan – The Prayer. How do you pray for a couple, intensely focused on having a baby, but face continual disappointment? That question haunted me as I prayed for my son Adam and his wife Jenni. Following five miscarriages in six years, their hopes grew dim. But the desire to
By Amandah Tayler Blackwell – What happens when adult children and their family (pets too) move back home because of divorce, separation, health issues, or job loss? How do you handle the strain of them moving back home? I conducted and Q&A with a couple of experts. Below are tips to
When Thomas came to counseling he was very angry with his wife, Jessica. We talked through his anger and an assortment of other things too. We talked and talked and talked and talked. The bottom line was that he was angry with Jessica and he was not planning on changing
One of hubby’s and my very favorite restaurants is Romano’s Macaroni Grill. When we are able to treat ourselves to dinner out, nine times out of ten, we will choose to go there. We order our most favorite item on the menu, Chicken Scaloppine with artichokes, mushrooms, prosciutto, lemon butter,
By Sandra Bennett – For most of us, life is crazy busy but, here’s the secret…life is only as crazy busy as we choose and allow it to be! WOW! Want to read that again? Life is only as crazy busy as we choose and allow it to be. As
By Anita Estes – The kids are gone. There’s no toys on the floor and less laundry, but they’re still bills to pay, groceries to buy, meals to make, things to do and a house to clean! So who and let me add what is going to help with all
By Tonya Genison-Prince – Wearing sophistication, Ella, a woman in her 60s walked into the domestic violence office just as reluctantly as every younger woman I had ever encountered. My work with Ella was the first time that I had taken notice of any differences between working with women over
By Norine Rae – As you walk into our hall bathroom hung over the throne is a simple sign displayed for all to see. It’s nothing fancy, but it is provoking, causing the reader to ponder it if only for a moment. It has six simple words: “Cherish Yesterday… Dream
By Carol Doyel – AS I set looking out the window watching the sun come up my heart leaps at the beauty of creation. I’ve always loved spending time outdoors touching and being touched by the beauty of God’s creation. The beauty encompasses all that God is and His character.
By Lynn Mosher – Whipped…lashed within an inch of His life. Mocked…crowned with thorns. Slapped…beard ripped from His face. Bound…nails pounded into His flesh Ridiculed…garment gambled for at His feet. Pierced…in His side, and in His heart. He sighed His last breath… “It is finished.” Now, it is time to
By Anita Estes – Less than five years ago, divorce loomed on the horizon for me after thirty years of trying to make the marriage work. My husband and I had started off with a very romantic view of married life as evidenced by our wedding vows—“I am the color
By Sherri Snelling – For as long as I can remember I have been in love with the movies. Movies are magic come to life. They transport you and let you escape. They make you feel a range of emotions but mostly they can make you believe. Movies give you
By Heidi McLaughlin – I could hardly breathe. The memories in the house were chocking me. I had to get out. Only twenty-four short days ago my husband had walked out of the house and said “Honey, I’ll see you after the game.” He was off to play another game
By Patty Mason – At eighteen, I saw the world from a twisted perspective. I was headed in a new direction, and all too happy to change course. I was done with my abusive childhood and turbulent teen years. In those days I had a plan and some idea of
By Marcia Rotella – Contrary to the dictates of this world, we don’t have to do it all; we don’t even have to be the most popular at it. All we need is to rely on God’s grace to accomplish above and beyond anything we could ever imagine. Yes, I
By Barbara Briggs Ward – Life’s lessons can come in ways we don’t expect them to. They come at any time, even when we think we have it all figured out. And when that figuring out involves a child, lessons and their realities are sometimes hard for us to accept.
By Peggy W. Lester – The little girl, not quite two years old, sat on top of the donkey. The water buckets tied securely on each side of the donkey. The mom was traveling to the closest water source to get her needed water for the day. She would have
By Max Elliot Anderson – As a child, I never liked to read. When I mention this to someone today, I can anticipate the reaction. Their mouth drops open in disbelief, followed by a gasp. “You’re kidding!” often follows. That’s probably because I’ve also written of a number of action-adventures
By Edwige Gilbert – Our ability to think and express ourselves in words is one of the most powerful “tools” we possess. There are two types of words: the silent words used for inner dialogue and the spoken words used for communication. The problem often arises, when we forget that
Sex, religion, politics – funny how the most interesting topics are the ones we’re not supposed to address in polite company, that is, if we’re determined to keep things polite. While most of the time I am prosaically non-confrontational, I jumped into a social media forum last week with less
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