Protecting Innocence

  She grew up on a side of the road where the church bells ring and strong love grows.  She grew up good. She grew up slow… – “American Honey” by Lady Antebellum   Growing up good and growing up slow. For a lot of kids those are long...

Mr. Right and His Human Baggage

I see a lot of women clients. My practice is not solely women but they make up a large percentage of the folks that have come through my office over the years. If there was one common theme I can say that I have seen among a lot of my female clients it would be this:...

Happy Perfect Father’s Day

The title of this post is “Happy Perfect Father’s Day.” I included “perfect” as a little sarcasm because I often hear from men that they are bombarded with the message that they have to live up to the ideal image of a father. They hear it...

Consistency

One of the common things I hear from people is their desire to be more “consistent” in life. Consistent in exercise, saving money, parenting, relationships, eating healthy and the list goes on. A lot of us feel that we can do really well in an area for...

A Sin Checklist?

I am currently going through a workbook study and the author stated he had perceived a time of silence from God and suggested that when that happens, we should go through our “sin checklist” and make sure there wasn’t any unconfessed sin in our lives. After...