New Year’s Eve is upon us. This is the time of year where everyone is making their resolutions, goals, and solutions to the new year. You may be thinking: ” This year will be different.” or ” I am a not going to repeat that mistake again this year”. My question to this new year […]
Christmas Season has started. At least in our home it has. The Christmas tree is up, our presents for the most part are bought and we are ready. Yes, its only November. Here is the kicker, how many of us are this ready for Christmas? Why do we Celebrate Christmas? For us, it’s the birth […]
“My life is not fair” is the thought that ran across my mind today, Saturday, as my printed would not turn on. As I grumbled that my husband should be home to help me, he should have made sure all of the technology worked in my house before he left me all weekend and that […]
When I was in graduate school to become a counselor the phrase “emotional firefighters” was often told to us as emerging counselors. Emotional firefighting sounds like some new self help book, but what the professors meant is that we get right into the middle of the fire, people’s pain, and try to put it out. […]
(Flickr, Mark Stevens, 2007) (From the publisher) Bethany Quinn was happy to leave her small town ten years ago to create a new, successful life. But when tragedies strike at home, she is forced to return and face the pain of her childhood. Out of options, Bethany tries to find a place where […]
Am I enough? Is often the song lyric that plays in my head. This song is played as I live my life. Am I enough for my husband and children? Am I enough of a daughter, sister, or friend? At times, it feels as I am always failing someone in my life. Am I enough? […]
Life is a marathon 