The Psalms Normalize Our Humanity
The Bible is such a wonderous collection of books. We call it God's Word because it is an incredible story telling of God's work and...
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The Tunnel of Grief
The culture I live in does not support grief well. We do a lot to avoid feeling sad. We get busy. We rapid fire stimulate our brains. We...
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The Opposite of Love is Fear
In our current political climate, you have to work very hard to limit your exposure to fear-mongering media, culture, and social posts....
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Sitting with Yourself
One of the hardest things I've had to do lately is to sit with myself. Amidst sadness, loneliness, frustration, and disappointment, where...
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Trauma: My Kids are Me
My third kid came out a lot like me. He had high energy, was generally very happy, and did NOT like being told no. From very early he was...
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Basic Need: A Sense of Control
"Oh my gosh, why are you always telling me what to do? You're such a control freak!" "Seriously?!?! You rearranged the dishwasher after...
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Slow Chores
This weekend my family and I had several house chores we needed to get done that included heat, grass, and tedious sewing, none of which...
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The Risk of Healing
When I first started my job as a counselor I was incredibly optimistic. I thought I could help every person who walked into my office. I...
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What Do I Have to Give? Treating Depression Through Giving
One of the trickiest elements of depression is the tendancy to start to believe that we have nothing to give. Depression causes us to...
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The Opposite of Hard is Open
My office is a wonderful place to meet people with open hearts. Before they even step in my door they have decided that there must be...
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Getting Got
Have you ever met someone you felt like almost immediately "got" you? It's an odd feeling, right? Like they somehow knew you before they...
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Remember
Even though Memorial Day was started in rememberance of specifically US veterans, it's also a great reminder to honor all those who have...
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Kryptonite in the Desert
It's been a long time since I've seen Superman, but from what I remember he's an incredible dude with incredible superpowers except when...
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Climbing Trees
Once upon a time we all knew how to take care of ourselves. We instinctively gravitated toward the things we needed… a safe caregiver,...
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I Mean, Why? Why Not.
When I was in college, I decided to shave my head. I had always wondered what it felt like to actually be able to rub my own skull...
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Max: Finding Your Point of Exhaustion
If you've ever lifted weights, you know that every few weeks you find what's called your "max." To find your max, you warm up and then...
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Being With
Last night I dreamed I was asked to give my testimony in front of a large number of struggling believers. Twenty minutes before the event...
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Why Emotional Health Is Important & How It’s Different than Mental Health
Mental health appears to be a hot cultural topic these days, but sometimes emotional health isn’t given quite the credence it deserves....
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Why Am I Numb? The Effects of Emotional Neglect
You fall off your bike. You cry. You bleed. Your parent hears you, patches you up, and sends you back out into the world. But the next...
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A Poem About Shame
When we don’t look like the images we’re shown when we’ve never heard a story that sounds like our own the condemnation is heavy and the...
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