It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It

by | Feb 24, 2011 | Faith

I feel lonely and trapped.  I know many stay-at-home moms experience these feelings from time to time, but today I feel more justified in these feelings than usual.  I am literally trapped.  My car got stuck in the driveway as I was trying to escape...

A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed!

by | Feb 24, 2011 | Relationships

I have been doing a lot of thinking about friendship lately.  As a therapist, people come into my office with a variety of issues.  One of the questions that I ask at the very first meeting is about their “support system.”  It is important to find out...

What If You Did Win the Powerball?

by | Feb 24, 2011 | Financial

All of us at some time or another have daydreamed about what we would do if we came into a large sum of money, if we won the lottery or received a large inheritance. We talk about all the things we would buy or the things we would do with that money, and how life...

Breaking the International Language Barrier

by | Feb 24, 2011 | Just Laughs

I have found that when I travel to a foreign country there are a few key words that are good to know.  “Hello, good-bye, please, thank you, and do you speak English” to name a few.  And, the most important phrase of all, “where is the bathroom?” Before...

Fire Hazard

by | Feb 17, 2011 | Faith

“Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.” Revelation 3:19  Recently a friend shared how these words caught his eye as he read the message to the Church in Laodicea. He pointed out that when disciplined, we often apologize, but do we...