Mood booster or just a little encouraging nudge from art in words will give hope for any occasion.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is commonly known to happen in Alaska where there are long periods of darkness. Many people experience SAD during the winter months (due to the weather’s darker periods) or during seasonal holidays. The symptoms include fatigue, depression, hopelessness, and social withdrawal. And, the most effective therapy is: LIGHT therapy. In Matthew…
So many of us walk around aimlessly for a long portion of our lives trying to figure life out. Or we have an idea of what “we want to be when we grow up” but that idea either changes or situations in life deter us so that dream takes a long time to fulfill or…
New beginnings—an opportunity for adventure, challenge, personal growth, and so much more. I’m a new beginnings junkie. Hooked on the excitement of the unknown, I strive to trust God for my very next step, confident that He leads the way and has my back. As a personal coach, I get to partner with those on…
The fight to survive is a daily struggle. What I mean is that each day you are in a fight: a fight not to revert to your old self, the fight to deal with daily disappointment and hurt, a fight not to blow your cool—say something that in that moment—you should have withheld [Proverbs 15:4…
In week one, we talked about conforming to Biblical Truth, and not conforming to the world. In week two, we talked about why that Truth is so important, because it is the plan of the Enemy to separate you from your salvation and your savior. In week three, we explored the consequences of holding to…
It is refreshing to know God forgave me. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I needed a Savior. I needed someone who would love me when I didn’t know how to love anyone—and wasn’t even able to love myself. Interesting how Paul writes to the Ephesians on life. Ephesians 4:31-5:2 says, “Get rid of…
Good, according to Merriam Webster means “of favorable character or tendency.” Usually when everything is going “well” people say, “I had a good day.” Or when a kid brings home an A+, as a parent, we consider that a “good” grade. It is funny the things we “believe” and “say” are good. We measure “good”…
“Nothing’s wrong if nothing’s true.” –Lorde We live in an age that has redefined almost everything. We’ve redefined love. We’ve redefined life. We’ve redefined right and wrong, male and female, gender and sex. We have torn down the definitions and erected new ones in their places. When a culture can redefine anything, then nothing means anything. This…
For the past ten years or more, I’ve often referred to myself as a Recovering Fundamentalist. I’ve gone through a process of unlearning many things that I was taught growing up in a completely fundamentalist environment: Christian school, Christian church, Christian college. I don’t necessarily regret this upbringing, but it does come with some unfortunate…
We’ve all been there. That moment in time when you realize that the thing you want to do, that you can do, you just aren’t getting it done. What keeps us from it? Most of us can come up with several reasons and in fact, we spend quite a bit of time justifying why we…
