Right Where You Are

by | Aug 15, 2012 | Faith

  Recently, I attended a party and found myself sitting at a table with an elderly gentleman. I had known him for over twenty-five years. He is battling dementia and can hold a conversation, but if not redirected, the same conversation is repeated. When I first...

The Freedom of Forgiveness

by | Aug 8, 2012 | Relationships

Have you noticed how the things God asks of us, the hard things, the humbling things, the character-building things, are always, always for our own good? I am in a season where God is teaching me a whole lot about forgiveness. It started when I came across this quote:...

My Exposed Knee

by | Aug 8, 2012 | Self Discovery

Last week I took my mother-in-law to the eye doctor three days in a row. She’d had cataract surgery and had a minor complication. On the first two days of sitting in the waiting room, I’d dressed in suit coats with scarves and heels, but on the third day, I was tired....

Cutting – When the pain goes deep

by | Aug 1, 2012 | General

Her name was Cassie and she was my next client that Friday afternoon.  As I brought them into my office, Cassie was dragging far behind making sure to avoid any eye contact.  As soon as the door shut, mom started telling me how concerned she was about her...