I love words. I love to s…

I love words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I must admit, I have fallen into the joy of writing them.
— Anne Rice

Jesus give us Your Words…

Reality Therapy/Choice Theory

Becoming more aware of different the therapy models is a part of my job these days.  My goal is to add posts under the category of “Counseling Practices” as I review and learn. Reality Therapy/ Choice Theory Basics (founder:  William Glasser click on his name for more information) We are all acting, behaving to meet these five basic…

Naked and Unashamed

Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame. Genesis 2:25 This verse has always intrigued me, because the author of Genesis, Moses, must have been reflecting on how awesome it was back then, before sin came into the world. (More information on how we know Moses wrote Genesis:http://christiananswers.net/q-aig/aig-c021.html) When we…

“Did you know mommy, whe…

“Did you know mommy, when we do things for other people, we are Jesus to them, because He needs us to be His hands and feet.”

My eight year old reminding me of servant love…

Further Thoughts on Approval Addiction from readers

Please watch this beautiful video about the woman who touched the hem of Jesus’ garment.  Show it to your children and talk to them about how awesome Jesus is.  Truly embrace the message of His love, and the woman’s faith, despite the judgment and hopelessness of her situation.  I love children’s videos, they speak to our hearts without…

A Servant’s Heart

It’s the smallest of things in our lives that seem to make us overwhelmed with deep joy.  I was busy studying for my LCSW exam, plugging away at my desk, when out of nowhere my sweet daughter brought me hot tea.  She was not satisfied with her peppermint tea until she added fresh peppermint from the…

Approval Addiction

You wake up and one of your children announces you are not winning parent of the year with that parenting technique.  You put on your outfit for work and your mate asks, “Are you wearing that today?” When you get to work your boss wants to know why you forgot to run a report?  A…

Simon or sinner?

Do you relate more to Simon or the sinful woman? In Luke chapter 7, we read a beautiful story about the “sinful woman” who washed Jesus’ feet with her hair, tears, and poured oil on Jesus’ head.  Some scholars share that the oil in her alabaster box was bought with the money from her prostitution. Oil in…

Reaping and sowing…

Over this weekend, in several areas of my worship and studying God’s Word the verse about reaping and sowing came up.  After the third time, I asked God, “Okay, what about that verse beyond what I know are you trying to share?” Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he…