During this time of pandemic, now more than ever, we have been considering the needs of people in under-served and rural areas, specifically in Missouri and Kansas. Small towns can be lonely enough, but if you are without transportation, concerned about the spread of illness, or just plain lacking in resources, loneliness and isolation can… Continue reading Online Counseling
And yet, as adults, we don’t usually make enough time for it. Sure we make time for recreation, but the -pure, unadulterated, no judgment zone, let loose and boogy kind of play that doesn’t require drugs or alcohol and seriously makes you wonder how old you are – kind of play, just isn’t as common.… Continue reading The need for play never stops …
This weekend we took our fourth family trip to Branson. Each trip has been a little different, and a little the same, and I’ve enjoyed the familiar and new moments as they come. This particular trip included extended family and was an extra special blessing to us. And as I stood in the moment of… Continue reading Where change happens …
I love when kids ask questions. “Why?” is rarely a bother to me … and it has been a true pleasure to hear my own kids ask some pretty important questions over the years. Today, J. asked “Does your vote really matter?” I shared, with him, my version of the truth. In the back of… Continue reading Yes … it matters.
My youngest, after watching Mr. Magoriums Magic Emporium, said to me “where will the love go if you die or I die” and then lowered his head, with tears flowing. His innocent question as he manages the throws of existentialism got me thinking, as it often does, about the mysterious powers of our beliefs. We… Continue reading What we think “really matters”
Remember the song in grade school about taking cookies from the cookie jar? As I sit here procrastinating, once again prolonging the agony and pain of completing the much dreaded PAPERWORK FRENZY, I am reminded of how often and with much regularity we human beings self-defeat, self-harm, and self-degrade. Aauurrgghhh. This is a known truth… Continue reading Who me? … couldn’t be …
It’s a song by Brandi Carlile, and I tend to listen to it when I am discouraged. “Who’s gonna break my fall … ” is the line I most relate to, because I am often anticipating that the fall is about to come. Why? Because I am prideful at times … because I get in… Continue reading Again today …
Isn’t auto-correct great? I started with live inspired, but auto-correct changed it to love … My iPhone knows me SO well 😍. Usually auto-correct puts what I’m really thinking, but I have to change it back or else the “other person” might be offended. But that’s not what I meant to post about … Adjusting… Continue reading Love inspired …
