When I was growing up there were more than a few singers and actresses that I looked up to. I’m pretty sure there was a while where you could have found me walking outside my house singing old school Maria Carey and Paula Abdul songs. I also would have traded places with Kelly Kapowski in … [Read more…]
Attachment Disorders – Understanding Their Desire To Control As a Christian mental health therapist, I have worked with hundreds of adopted children and children who have been in the foster care system. It is a topic that God has placed near and dear to my heart! At the same time, these children and stories are … [Read more…]
This post contains affiliate links. The links don’t cost you anything extra but they do provide me a small commission if you use them. Ways to Teach Your Children Thankfulness and Gratefulness Thankfulness and gratefulness are not innate skills. They need to be developed and encouraged over time with consistency. Too often in society we … [Read more…]
Ways to Show Thankfulness to Your Spouse I shared in my devotional post about being thankful, that I love the definition. To be conscious of benefit received. As Christians we are told to thank God in all situations. I feel like this definition brings greater awareness to why we are supposed to thank God. Think of … [Read more…]
On this Thanksgiving week, let us be reminded of all that we are in Christ Jesus! We are children of God and that, dear friends, is enough! But our God is also bountiful in His love and He delights in us. God has provided for us above and beyond what we deserve. I love Merriam-Webster’s … [Read more…]
This post contains affiliates. The links don’t cost you anything extra however I do receive a small commission if you use them. Take Back Thanksgiving There aren’t many Thanksgiving movies but I love A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. For the past few years my husband and I have been watching the movie with our kids a … [Read more…]
This post contains affiliate links. The links don’t cost you anything extra but they do provide me a small commission if you use them. Book Review: Anatomy of an Affair by Dave Carder Dave Carder has been a pastor and a counselor for over 40 years. He specializes in adultery recovery and prevention. He is … [Read more…]
This post contains affiliate links. The links don’t cost you anything extra but they do provide me a small commission if you use them. Games With Value – Roundup of Critical Thinking Games by Age As the holiday season approaches we start gathering gift ideas for the children in our life. But man it can … [Read more…]
Don’t Use Sex As A Weapon When I first started out as a mental health therapist working in a Christian counseling center I had no idea how often I would be talking about sex! At least once a day the topic comes up with a client. Sometimes it is through the lens of past trauma. … [Read more…]
The last devotional post I wrote about God’s forgiveness for us. It was a positive post that reminds us of God’s unconditional love and mercy when we place our faith in Him. This post is a little harder. Now we’re talking about forgiving others. When we fail to forgive others it hinders our relationship with … [Read more…]