Over the years, I have sat with people as they transitioned from this life, presided over their funerals, and listened to the memories of their grieving family and friends. Often the memories bring joyous tears. I have heard praise for parents that sacrificed to help their child beat an addiction, …
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Raising Contented Kids (Jennifer Miller, LPC)
“You can’t take it with you.” We all know it, but many of us live like it isn’t true. Our modern culture appears to function on the energy of discontentment. Bigger! Better! Faster! Newer! But, wait! There’s more! When did our wants become needs? When did having stuff become so necessary …
Breaking The Peanut Butter Habit (Rev. Larry Davies)
My son, Stephen, loved peanut butter sandwiches. Actually love is too mild. He -- LOVED peanut butter sandwiches. Every meal, he wanted a peanut butter sandwich: not a peanut butter sandwich with jelly, just a (well you get the picture). We traveled to restaurants having to carry a paper bag that …
The Mayhem of our Moods (Jennifer Miller, LPC)
Moods. We all have them. Sometimes they are positive and good, uplifting the people around us and the energy of a room. Sometimes they are agitated, bothering other people and intensifying how a situation feels. Still other times, they are heavy and low, bringing everyone and everything down …
Surviving Christmas With the Family (Jennifer Miller, LPC)
For some, Christmas means … The Nativity. Heaven come to Earth. Immanuel, God with us. For others, it means … Decorations. Gifts. Egg nog. Carols. Even Santa Claus. Regardless, it most definitely means … time with the family. That is one of the most interesting things about the …
Overcoming the Super Woman Complex (Jory Fisher & Jennifer Miller)
Research shows that while the majority of women work outside the home, they still continue to do double the housework and twice as much time caring for the children as their working husbands. This is a reality that totally explains how we find many women living with a Super Woman Complex. Because …
Invitation to Wonder (Kim Crabill)
A new month can trigger a rush of guilt and regret over the things we meant to do and didn’t. And December may be the worst month of all because, in addition to our unfinished tasks from the previous eleven months, we now have a mile-long Christmas to-do list staring at us. I believe God has more …
