Practical Tips for Dealing with Stress

A good working definition for Stress is “Any situation that keeps us from peace.” Stress begins in the mind with our reactions to external and internal experiences, but then – it travels to the body. Stress weakens our immune systems, constricts the volume of blood,...

Hope After Heartache

A year ago I would have denied being an artist. An artist paints beautiful images that wow people. I could only draw things I’ve seen in my head, but it never looked right to me. I was not an artist; I just messed around with it. Today I am proud to say I am an...

What Forgiveness is NOT

Debra Laaser has written an insightful book titled, “Shattered Vows.” She writes from the experience of a wife whose husband lived a secret life of sexual addictions until he was caught, fired from his job and then escorted home. In one chapter, Laaser describes how...