First Aid for Bruised Hearts - Talk to a mentor
“What’s love got to do with it?” Tina Turner famously asked. For many of us, love – the joy of it, the lack of it, or the confusion that comes with it – is both what gets us up in the morning and what keeps us up at night.
If you have a question about love, relationships, or marriage you’re... >Read More
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Four Questions to Stop the Guilt-Trip
How often do you find yourself dealing with guilt? Do you wonder whether you said something hurtful? Let someone down? Left a job unfinished or failed at achieving a goal? Do you lay awake at night ruminating over feelings of shame or thoughts of not measuring up?
Cindy had a falling out with a friend when she expressed frustration about... >Read More
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Pet Peeves
Frustrations! Life is full of them, isn't it! You go on a picnic--and rain comes pouring out of nowhere. You look forward all week to a very special meeting and you come down with bronchial morbidities. You're waiting for an important phone call and you've accidentally left the phone partly off the hook.
Invariably someone will call me right when...... >Read More
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The Heart of a Mentor
Focusing on my desktop monitor, I scarcely noticed the young woman enter the church office and sit silently on the chair across the room. "May I help you?" I smiled. Her eyes darted nervously around the room. With forced confidence she replied "I was on my way to get groceries and ended up here."
Looking for a safe place
A compassionate... >Read More
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Miss Independent
It was one of those mornings! My frustrations were mounding up as high as the piles of dirty laundry littering the floor. Breakfast dishes were cluttering the table. Tyler’s first grade math papers were scattered around. Corey, who was in the midst of teething, was crying for mommy to comfort him, and for goodness sakes, to wipe his nose!
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Life Changing Events
Life changing events happen to all of us. Important events that change the course of life from that day forward. The ones we choose are usually exciting and filled with anticipation: a wedding, a new career, a family started, a move made. All change the course of events in our lives from that day on and we step... >Read More
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Ten Reasons to Hope When Things Go Bad
Where can we turn when things go really bad? As great as our friends, coworkers, and family are, eventually every one of them will let us down in some way or another, even if their intentions are good. As close as we get to our spouse or siblings, they can't really understand the pain we are experiencing. And as... >Read More
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Take a Breather
Ever have a moment when you just need to take a breath?... >more
Moblizing Volunteers
You can change your world by creating communities that become powerful movements... >more
What Do You Fear?
