Strengths. We all have them; however we get into trouble when we don’t realize where those strengths originated. This week I was reading in Genesis 11 about the Tower of Babel. At one time the whole earth had one language and one speech. That would eliminate the language elective at school! However, this convenience from…
For much of my life I didn’t think people would like me, let alone love me, if they knew me. All my mistakes, guilt, and shame that I harbored kept me isolated from true relationships. I suffered with depression and anxiety that attacked and crippled me. I didn’t think anyone else could, should, or would…
Have you ever experienced deep emotional anguish that threatened to take you down? I have a friend who suffered a health scare recently, and a friend of a friend who lost her son unexpectedly this past week. In both scenarios these women might be angry at God and ask questions like: “Why did you let…
Forgiving someone you used to love, who is gone now, is not as hard as one would think, and that’s because forgiveness is all about releasing the pain, judgment, and expectation of justice or revenge. Cliché but truth: forgiveness is more for the victim than the abuser. The process to resolve the hurt and pain…
I am sitting in one of those Airbnb rentals in Pflugerville, Texas. It’s my son’s wedding week and we needed a place big enough to house family members. The back lawn needs mowing but there’s still enough view to get the creative juices flowing, three days before the big event. (I am working ahead since…