I want to tell you a personal story you may relate to. Seven years ago, I was 11 years into a very happy marriage after two previous disastrous marriages. I had finally found the godly man I had been wanting all along. What was surprising was that he was 8 ½ years younger than me …
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To wrap up February on the subject of Love, I’d like to share a tale of two women. Our first woman is Ellen. Ellen is a divorced Christian woman in midlife who would love to get married yet feels very discouraged. She has dated a few guys and ventured out into dating apps but …
All you need is love. Brings back great memories of the Beatles and singing along to that great tune. But the truth is – the greatest commandment that God gave us is all about Love: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; …
Here is a story you might relate to.. My dad died around 5 am in Arizona in the summer. I was there when he drew is last breath. These are the three things I did after that happened: I cried. Hard. My dad and I had a very special relationship and it was very hard …
Greetings and Happy Advent Season! I hope you are doing well as we launch into this month of December and holiday gatherings. I’ve been off the grid for a bit – I was practicing my own self-care coaching in recovering from a bug. But I’m back! Today, let’s talk about something most of us look …
Many years ago, at the beginning of the Advent season, I was sitting in church listening to a sermon by our deacon. He was talking about how this was a season of preparation for the coming of Jesus. In all my years growing up in the church, I never paid too much attention to the …
It has been a while! How has your summer been? Ours was mostly lovely, with lots of time with family and a few trips to spend time together in beautiful spots. We all needed the rest, restoration and connection time. I hope you had some of that kind of time, too. Sometimes fall can be …
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I hate say this, but…your doctor may be wrong. Because I care about you, I want to give you a heads up about something that may be making you feel falsely safe about your blood sugar lab results. This happened to me, and I don’t want it to happen to you. Your health is at …
Have you ever wanted something really bad and your friends and family don’t support you? What I want to share with you is a challenge that I hear about a lot from my friends and clients. It is that they have a strong desire or goal and the important people in their lives do not …
How are you doing? That’s not just a rhetorical question. How are you really doing? I’d like to know. Lately, I’ve been feeling like life is a lot to handle right now. I’ve been recovering from an upper respiratory bug, and it’s taking longer than usual to exit. It wasn’t Covid, thank goodness, but it’s …