Dec 28, 20213 min readStepping BackMy writing career has taken a turn in focus in the last few years. I talk a lot about mental health and practical ways to help and...
Dec 14, 20204 min readMy Word For 2020I look forward to New Year’s Eve every year. Not because I think that on January 1st, all the hurts, sorrows, and difficulties will...
Jan 28, 20208 min readIron Man: From Possum to Protector - Part 2In this series, I’m showing how Tony Stark, or Iron Man, goes from being a possum, or a person who freezes and runs away from problems,...
Dec 13, 20197 min readIron Man: From Possum to Protector - Part 1In our culture today we can become one of three types of people. A possum, a protector, or a predator. How we matured emotionally, and...
Nov 13, 20194 min readHomestead UpdateJust as we have the changing of seasons to signal new weather patterns, we also have seasons in our life’s journey. Snow has fallen in...
Sep 14, 20194 min readFrom Rough Draft to Published Draft: How God Changes UsHave you ever done something that takes a lot of time, hard work, and mental brain power and when it’s done you feel a mixture of pride,...
May 25, 20196 min readHealing Trauma at the BeachThis morning my husband, son, and I went for a bike ride down to the lake. When we got there we parked at the beach and enjoyed the first...
Apr 9, 20197 min readThe Joy Gap in Special Needs ParentingThis past week I attended a conference hosted by Life Model Works, an organization made up of psychologists, pastors, therapists,...
Dec 20, 20183 min readHouse NamingAccording to some information I found on the interwebs recently, house naming started when the nobility in the 17th century made it a...
Nov 19, 20183 min readA Year of ChangeWe’re getting ready to move. Packing, organizing, getting rid of stuff we haven’t used in years, and all the other stuff that goes along...