Breathing In and Breathing Out: Forgiveness
One of the most important topics in my life is forgiveness. Forgiveness of myself … because I fail a lot. Forgiveness of others, because ……
One of the most important topics in my life is forgiveness. Forgiveness of myself … because I fail a lot. Forgiveness of others, because ……
[verse reference=”Philippians4:6-7″]Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of…
Do you stuff anger and negative emotions? Or do you blow your top? Remember to HALT! (The video guys got “cute” with the purple background…please…
“Nothing’s wrong!” So says my daughter’s voice, but her body language betrays her. Something about the glaring, stomping, creased-forehead, teary look tips me off. Rapid…
“You’ve got the wrong Buzz! You’ve got the wrong Buzz! YOU’VE – GOT – THE – WRONG – BUZZ!” I picture Buzz Lightyear in Toy…
The conversation was about to end. I was driving cross-country with my young sons. It was a three-day road trip from Louisiana to Colorado. I…
Do you ever get frustrated or even angry with your kids? Do your kids push your buttons? Do you get overwhelmed by your own emotions?…
Ok, right now I just don’t like my child. It’s been a really bad stretch and nothing seems to help. I feel like I am…
I used to joke that if I wrote a book it was going to be called, “It was Funny, but Not Ha Ha Funny.” That…
I went in for my every-three-and-a-half-months, I’ve-put-this-off-too-long, please-cut-my-hair-so-it-doesn’t-look-like-I’m-wearing-a-lampshade appointment at the hairdresser. I have a headful of decidedly curly, i.e. forgiving but frizzy hair, quickly becoming more frizzy and less forgiving. I believe the dialogue went something like this.
Hairstylist: Are you under a lot of stress?
Me: Um, well, yeah. Some.