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?
Turns Out I am a Flight Risk
Listen to the blog: I remember running through a park with my dad chasing after me, mad as a hornet. I think of that now in my counseling training in anxiety and trauma. You’ve heard of fight, flight, or freeze responses. In that instance, I was fleeing. Another … [Read more...] about Turns Out I am a Flight Risk
When Did You Last Let Someone In?
Listen to the blog: Have you ever been sitting with a friend and the conversation turned to an “in the moment” interaction? Not just recounting what happened last week, but actually being in the scene together, right now, emotions and all? I have, but too few and far … [Read more...] about When Did You Last Let Someone In?
The Walls We Build in the Name of Boundaries
Listen to the blog: We have all been hurt by people we care about. That sort of goes with the territory. If we didn’t care about the person, we probably wouldn’t feel the hurt. So, when we get hurt, we do what makes sense. We pull back. We create distance. We start … [Read more...] about The Walls We Build in the Name of Boundaries
