We love to say Yes! to our spouse. It is so good to be supportive and encouraging. It seems like if our loved one wants something, it is the best thing for them. You want to go back to college? Yes, let’s make that happen! You want to change jobs? Yes, I want you to […]
How I integrate Christianity and therapy starts with considering why I integrate faith in therapy. So I’ll begin by writing about the reason to integrate Christian faith into therapy? For me, the reasoning is… The whole point of integration, the whole point of anything in Christian faith, is love. Now, I’m not talking about this
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Couples need to fight. And when I say fight, I don’t mean yelling, screaming, and name-calling. In fact, I really don’t mean any of those things. When I say fight, I mean engage. Couples need to engage about the differences in their relationship. My parents called it “having a discussion.” My siblings and I used
Right away, I need to insert a caveat. Couples need to fight. There will soon be a blog specifically about that topic. In this particular section of the world wide web, however, we’re going to stay focused on couples who fight more than they actually need to. Is this you? If so, take heart, conflict
We are born with many personality traits. In psychologist circles, we talk about the “Big 5” personality traits that have been found in just about every study on personality. These 5 traits include openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Personality theorists insist that we are born with some level of these 5 traits. In general,
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I have just been asked to speak at a retreat in Georgia in late January! It will be designed for mothers and teen daughters and the theme verse will be Hebrews 6:19-20 “We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain.”
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Castle Oaks has asked me to speak on December 29th during Advent. My message is called “Simeon Waits for the Savior” from Luke 2.
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The Connection Church has asked me to speak on October 20th – this will be my first time preaching there! I’ll be speaking about loving one another through humility.
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Dillon Community Church has asked me to speak on October 13th – this will be my first time preaching there! I’ll be speaking about joy.
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My daughter is writing a research paper on the problems that arise when folks aren’t able to delay gratification. Instead of waiting to read her final project (ha ha), I decided to write a bit about what I’ve seen on this topic in the therapy office. You may ask, “Do people come to you because
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