I am sitting across from someone who could and should be a trusted advisor. I start to share something I am struggling with. Then realize, mid-sentence, that I am not making eye contact. This feels foreign to me. I try to force my gaze back, but I am still looking past them. … [Read more...] about Why God Is My Best Counselor—Especially at 2 A.M.
About Sue Miley
This Will Not Be Me
“Mom, you have to eat something.” I have made three things, and she won’t eat any of them. “I need my coffee.” “Ok, but you need to eat something.” I bring her a cup of coffee. She takes one sip and makes a face like she just drank dirt. “It needs sugar.” “Mom, I … [Read more...] about This Will Not Be Me
It’s Never Too Late to Change – Late Diagnosed ADHD
“ADD doesn’t necessarily impact the person that has it, they are fine, but it definitely affects what the rest of us that have to live with them,” my son-in-law said, blaming my daughter’s ADD for how long it was taking them to get out the door and back to Birmingham. I sit … [Read more...] about It’s Never Too Late to Change – Late Diagnosed ADHD
God Was Not Interested in My Resume
Listen to the blog: My hand was actually getting tired. Pen to paper, pouring out my heart to Jesus. Jesus probably felt me hanging on to the hem of his robes and couldn't shake me loose. I was at a crossroads, which to me just felt like limbo. Being an all-or-nothing … [Read more...] about God Was Not Interested in My Resume
Sorry Charlie: Covenant Marriage Means No Exit Door
Listen to the blog: I grew up not knowing if my father would be the same person from one day to the next. Not dramatically different. Quietly, dangerously different. The kind of different that makes a child learn to read a room the second she walks into it. So when I … [Read more...] about Sorry Charlie: Covenant Marriage Means No Exit Door
Are You Keeping the Peace or Losing Yourself?
Listen to the blog: I am in the middle of one of those conversations today. The kind that starts without much effort. He is sharing openly, his fears and frustrations. I am tracking and we have known each other for years. Then he says something that just doesn’t … [Read more...] about Are You Keeping the Peace or Losing Yourself?
