Today, we are witnessing one upheaval after another rattle our country and strain our ability to cope. There have been political eruptions, including an acrimonious impeachment trial, followed by a contested investigation of its origins. There has been a pandemic producing a public health crisis, the likes of which we haven’t seen in a century….
There are times in your life and in your spouse’s life when you feel completely defeated. Abandoned. Sometimes trampled on by the circumstances of life. You may feel as if you are stuck in tiny, dark, pungent room and you work tirelessly to leave, only to find there is no way out. Satan is very…
In Janell Rardon’s book, Overcoming Hurtful Words, she challenges readers to “reflect, reframe, and reauthor” their thinking to thrive in all areas of life. Focusing on the foundational importance of communication in marriage, I asked Janell, a Board Certified Life Coach, about the power of words in marriage, finding hope in trying times, and where…
That memory watching a line of boats on a river waiting for the gates of a lock open and close brings me peace. Hearing the water pour in and spill out like a giant bathtub, smelling the fumes of the idling boats, the lock gate opening for a few to slowly motor inside – in that moment,…
“Sorry, I don’t want any adventures, thank you. Not today.” If you’ve ever visited the Shire—whether in print or on the silver screen—you may recognize these as the words of one of its most famous residents, Bilbo Baggins. “We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures,” he informs Gandalf the Grey in…
