“Mom, we have to drive to Dallas NOW! An ice storm is coming, and my flight will get cancelled again!” Hmmmm … It takes almost 20 hours to drive straight from Lynchburg to Dallas in good weather … “Jana, honey, that’s not going to work. Let’s see what other options we have.” Thus continued our …
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Burdens Do a Body Good…Transforming Life’s Challenges Into Triumphs (Michele Howe)
Being a woman in today’s world means wrestling—physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally—with lots of weighty struggles. Lifestyle mentor Michele Howe offers a well-rounded “training manual” filled with inspirational insight and practical advice for handling life’s toughest battles with …
Purpose and Passion through Self-Awareness (Hile Rutledge)
Since the late 1980s the topic of Emotional Intelligence has expanded our concept of what it means to be intelligent and effective. Through a number of models, authors and tools, Emotional Intelligence has given us new ways of regarding ourselves, our relationships, and the developmental choices we …
From the Ashes of Despair Interview (Shane Phillips)
Can you imagine what it’s like to be orphaned at age 16? Shane Phillips had just begun a year of study abroad when he received news that his parents and sister had been killed in a plane crash in Washington, D.C. Though Shane’s aunts, uncles, and grandparents urged him to return immediately to …
In Loco Parentis (Stacy Garrett & Stormy Wooldridge)
Jail, Neglect, Abuse, Homelessness, Drugs, Poverty, Prison, Death. For myriad reasons, blameless children across America are unable to live in their own homes with their own parents, their own siblings, or even their own extended family. In 1875 the Miller Home opened its doors as the Lynchburg …
