Mental Health

winter’s grace Winter days are quiet at my house. Less fuss and hurry, less obligations. We hole up with hot tea and movies, good books and deeper conversation. The whole world seems to slow…

In the new year, remember to turn on the light. Each December for the new year, I make a list of wonderful things that I want to happen. I also make a list of…

To see life as out of your control and something that just happens to you before you die is a yoke of lies. That is a true burden. Hopeless and powerless is no way…

All that noise is running in the background like a computer virus draining our energy. Clearly, hurts that we leave untreated become bigger issues. Just like a leaky roof or check engine light, ignoring…

When I get out of balance in any part of my life, I feel it both mentally and physically. Like a boat listing precariously to one side, being out of balance for long is…

Be anxious for nothing, a peace that surpasses understanding. For a while over the summer of 2020, I felt angry, anxious, and occasionally fearful, so I want to share how we can overcome the…

Seriously, we can't allow constant disrespectful behavior and expect people to be able to get along. Don't we teach that from a young age to our kids? Respect your parents? Listen to your teacher?…

Prayer changes things, but prayer changes us more. I think a lot about prayer and how it changes our lives. When I consider the amazing ways situations suddenly take a turn through prayer, I…

For a while I have expected a new season, but to finally discover God's fingerprints in my life and on my heart is exciting.…

I appreciate my neighbors, churches, local fire department, police department, hospitals, pharmacies, retailers, manufacturers, and restaurants. We are blessed by these structures of life. Our friends and neighbors work there. I wonder how people…