Love between two people needs no special day to celebrate. Why not make it a priority to let someone know you love them every day? One of my favorite quotes on marriage is by Mignon McLaughlin, an American author and journalist, she writes: “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the […] Read more »
It’s Friday, and Sunday is Coming!
It’s Friday and Sunday is Coming! “Good” Friday. A man hung on a Roman cross. The bane of scorn and shame. No possible solution other than the finality of death. Is this where you think your relationship stands today? If yes, hold on, Sunday is closer than you think. You’ve got a resurrection coming! What […] Read more »
Insecurity: a thief that steals, kills and destroys relationships.
“‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’ This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’ These two commands are pegs; everything in God’s Law and the Prophets hangs from them.” […] Read more »
A New Command…Love One Another AS I HAVE LOVED YOU
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:34-35). Seems easy enough, right? Yet, how we give and receive love may be spoken through different languages, and […] Read more »
Give your heart for Valentine’s Day
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” Ahh …the second part of the Great Commission. But what if you don’t love yourself, how are you suppose to love your neighbor? Especially if that neighbor doesn’t seem to “love” you back. Isn’t your spouse your closest neighbor? Do they love themselves, or do they mask their own fear […] Read more »
Groundhog Day… New Day… Same Same
While many of us are familiar with the Bill Murray movie, Groundhog Day, what is comical on screen is not so funny when we are living it. The day-after-day cycle of the same old feelings brought about in a disconnected relationship are the antithesis of hilarity, in fact, that same-old-pattern even robs us of joy […] Read more »
Having a Blended Splendid Holiday Season
Navigating the holidays with a blended family does not always have to involve Christian Counseling. In fact, here are a few ideas to make your holidays a more celebrated season of joy. The article is shown here as seen in the Fall 2014 issue of Community Homes and Gardens/Charm: The Magazine for Rutherford County Living. […] Read more »
Motherhood
As I prepare for another Mother’s Day, I drink in that several friends are just starting their “Mommy” journey. My desire is to impart great words of wisdom and truth to them. I reflect on the privilege of being called “Mom.” I am, also, acutely aware how fleeting time passes. The time for influencing the […] Read more »
“S.T.O.P. in the Name of Love”
“Stop! In the name of love. Before you break my heart. Think it over.” Lyrics from the 1965 song by The Supremes can give a couple who are escalating into disconnection a “way out.” The Bible tells us in 1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God […] Read more »