What We Don’t Like to Think About

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Sexual assault is not a topic any of us like to think or talk about. Some of us are uncomfortable because we don’t like unpleasant topics. Or maybe we feel embarrassed. Some of us don’t really believe sexual assault...

Hope Stored in Heaven

“Our marriage was made in heaven, but so was thunder and lightning.” The tapestry on the pillow said it well.  Forever the funny man, it was a gift from my husband for our anniversary. Meant to be a joke, it still rang true. Naively entering a business deal early in...

Spiritual Alzheimer’s

She came down the hall laughing. She had just come from the bathroom and so I prepared myself for any number of funny scenarios. “Mom, what is so funny?” “I’m wearing two pair of pants! Isn’t that silly?” She continued laughing and I joined in. But I was thinking, How...

Why is Miriam Crying?

Miriam Allen has written a poignant book titled “Miriam’s Tears.” In this personal experience story, Miriam shares how she felt when she found out about her husband’s infidelities. “I can’t begin to describe the pain – my worst nightmare. I felt abandoned and ‘less...

Destructive Thinking 101

How can we work on those negative thoughts that control our minds? Can we get to the point where we no longer play those same destructive tapes? The Apostle Paul reminds us to “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is,...