I was excited to connect with Jennifer Cole on Chasing Hard Podcast. We talked a lot about betrayal trauma. “Jennifer has extensive training and has served on the Board of Directors for the Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists (APSATS). She is an Energy Leadership Index: tm:️ Master Practitioner (ELI-MP) and is also … Read more
Do you remember your first broken heart? I certainly remember mine. I thought I would die from the weightiness of it all. I remember listening to the Bee Gees’ song How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? over and over. The tenderness of a teenaged heart is something you never forget. Mending a Broken Heart … Read more
Why Am I Here? By Laurie | November 17, 2023 Have you ever asked the question, “Why am I here”? If you are reading this then the answer surely has to be a resounding “Yes” unless you are an incredibly fortunate person who has never encountered anything remotely adverse. No? Then you are a part … Read more
Have you ever hear of the phrase “in the cracks”? Let me give you a point of reference. Some of my writer friends who feel called to write, sometimes say they have to find the time to write. It’s like writing in the cracks of real life. What this phrase means to them when it … Read more
I recently attended an engagement party for a young couple who are getting married later this year. It was a happy occasion, with lots of family and friends in attendance. It’s hard to be at a party when you don’t know many of the guests. I didn’t stay long because of that, but I was … Read more
Marriage is an interesting thing to me. I am captivated by couples who look like they know what they’re doing when it comes to relationships. And not only that, it looks like they are actually enjoying what they have and each other. When I read Chapter 15, as I mentioned in Favorite Authors, in Richard … Read more
Marriage is an interesting thing to me. I am captivated by couples who look like they know what they’re doing when it comes to relationships. And not only that, it looks like they are actually enjoying what they have and each other. When I read Chapter 15, as I mentioned in Favorite Authors, in Richard … Read more
Our team at work is given the daily opportunity to gather together for a time of prayer and devotional. We take turns leading. George is our Tuesday leader. He is a former youth pastor who has lots of good stories, and that pastor’s way of getting the message across. I sat and listened as he … Read more
There comes a time in each of our lives when mothering changes. And not just once. It’s something that happens over, and over with each new phase. Because each new phase of our children’s lives comes complete with a new phase for us. I read a Facebook post of a friend today. She was lamenting … Read more
There is a keen correlation between addiction and being self-ware. Did you know this? I have gleaned tidbits that add up to this correlation while listening to addiction specialists and talking with addicts and family members of addicts. Add that to the fact that I have lived with loved ones who are/were addicted all my … Read more