Directions: Pray this holiday stress prayer once a day, or as needed. “God, You know my family. And my frenemies. You know how messed up it is. And here come the holidays, and I will have to deal with them. Again. And You know how hard it can be for us to all get along … Read more
What do sunburn and apologies have to do with one another? Read on. Casey saw his friend Sarah at the mall food court. As she came over to where he was sitting, he stood up and greeted her by lightly patting her on the back. Sarah flinched and winced in pain, saying, “Ow! That hurt! … Read more
(This is the introduction to my book, Dungeon Times Survival Guide. It’s available in print or Kindle on Amazon.) Life doesn’t go according to plan. It’s just no fun when things don’t work out the way you want them to, is it? All of us have experienced disappointment when what we had envisioned or hoped … Read more
If you’re like me (and I know I am), when I think of spring cleaning, I think of buckets, scrub brushes, rags, mops and the like. I also think of emptying closets and pitching clutter. However, we don’t usually say to a family member, “Look what I found in the back of my closet- a … Read more
Why it is so hard to connect sometimes? Here’s a humorous video from Jason Headley that makes a great point (pun intended).
“Don’t try to fix it. I just need you to listen.” Every man has heard these words. And they are the law of the land. No matter what.
God, sometimes I don’t know what to do with my feelings! I’m guess I’m glad I can feel, because I can’t imagine not having any emotions, but I love the good ones and hate the bad ones. The good ones don’t last long enough and the bad ones hang around way too long. I wish … Read more
Weeds. If you own a home, you have them. And they grow really well, even when nothing else that you want to grow, will. Here’s how I handle them. I mow over them with the lawn mower “this time” because it would take just too much time to stop and pull them out. I tell … Read more
We also acquire emotional reflexes as we go through life. Here’s what I mean. Every feeling and action begins as a thought. When I was a kid (in age, I mean- I’m still a kid at heart) I remember watching the doctor take that little rubber triangular headed hammer thing and gently tapping on my … Read more
Pop ups. They still happen on my computer, even with all the great software pop up blockers in our browsers and computer firewalls. I know, I know, it’s marketing at its best when an advertiser finds a new and creative way to get products and services in front of our faces, but pop up ads … Read more
If you’ve ever tried to pick up a bird egg from the grass in your back yard, hold a newborn baby in your arms, tweeze a splinter from the finger of a child, stack Jenga blocks on an already wobbly tower, you’ve practiced gentleness. It takes a lot of energy and effort, because if we … Read more
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