This past week I've been working on my thought patterns. What is it that I think about during the day and how does that affect me? I will say that when we are told to just "think positive" it can be discouraging. Often, if we are unresolved with pain/grief in our heart just "thinking positive" [...]

Have you ever heard the saying, be careful what you pray for? It is a great saying indeed! Recently, I've been praying to be free from sinful anger and negative thinking patterns. You'd think that if you pray a prayer like that those things would start to lift and life would get a little better. [...]

Wow, it's been awhile since I've blogged. So much has transpired that it's been difficult to figure out where I sit with it all. I've been in awe of God and how He works. How much His timing is not my timing. The Bible says My thoughts are not your thoughts. My ways are not [...]

As a recovering perfectionist, I fully understand the nature of perfectionism. It is an exhausting place to be. Perfectionism can morph in to nearly every area of life. From work to parenting to relationships to hobbies, to possessions to appearance, perfectionism creates an exhaustive cycle of never being enough, never doing enough and never looking [...]

Yesterday I wrote about the word forgive as the most powerful word in the english language. Yet, I believe it is also the most misaligned, misused and misunderstood word. It is an action, not a feeling. We often hear that forgiveness is a process, yet I know for me I didn't understand why. I thought [...]

I recently did a workshop for women who had been through domestic violence. The second portion of the workshop I started with a statement. I told them that I was going to share with them the single most powerful word in the english language. That this word had the power to change their lives. I [...]

Just this past Saturday I had the incredible opportunity to speak at a Sober Living Home. It was an intimate setting which lent itself to great conversation. I was grateful to be there. I met some of the most incredible people. They were people that I wanted to spend more time with. Truly beautiful hearts [...]

I have been sick nearly all week. So much so that I haven't gone to the gym (and that's how you know that I'm truly sick).  Yesterday I woke up with more of a sore throat and cough, along with feeling very lethargic. I had work to do, so I chose to get done what [...]

Okay, so lately... I've been angry. Not just a little angry, really angry. When I feel angry I know there is unresolved pain in my heart. Just because I know that doesn't mean I want to go there. And just because I teach Grief Recovery® doesn't mean I always want to follow my own advice. [...]

Wow, it's been over a month since I've blogged. I miss writing. My husband was off for the summer and so the last month I surrendered some things so that I could enjoy the time with him. It was worth it. He's back to work as a teacher so now I'm back to doing some [...]