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Hope That Perches in the Soul and Sings
Photo by Engin Akyurt from Pexels “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.” ~Emily Dickinson Hope is tenuous thing. How do we hold onto hope and healing in the midst of all that life throws...
Practicing the Presence of God in Hollowed Out, Broken Places
https://youtu.be/cKgY9B-3hYw Sitting in the park with friends we haven’t seen in months, the conversation drifts to whether we are morning people (early risers) or night people. Born a morning person, Barry smirks with a slight sense of moral superiority that he is...
A Safe Place Worksheets
Hello to our Friends, Family and Supporters, Relationships can be challenging. In any marriage there are strengths and potential difficulties. Perhaps now is the time to start putting a little more effort into your marriage relationship. There are many ways to ensure...
Strategies of Disconnection
https://youtu.be/1qBIKZhGq7A Once upon a time, a gloomy old philosopher named Faust observed that his life devoid of meaning. Just as he was about to poison himself, he heard happy voices outside singing Easter hymns. Faust considered turning to prayer. Instead, a...
Leaning into Liminality
https://youtu.be/SVylCFoyJto “When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.” ~Psalm 94:19 I’m a bit wobbly at the moment. I sometimes forget the day of the week, my concentration and focus are fuzzy and I can be irritable, anxious and...
The Gift of Forgiveness (Part 2)
https://youtu.be/tCY7GKreSMQ “Unforgiveness is like drinking poison yourself and waiting for the other person to die.” ~Unknown “I’ve had my moments of crisis, which have led me to study and argue with God, at times dramatically… no heart is as whole as a broken...
The Gift of Forgiveness (Part 1)
https://youtu.be/rlNTaiVrOd0 “Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” ~Mark Twain “The essence of married love is not romance, but forgiveness…” ~H. S. Krushner "The tongue has the power of life and death, those...
God’s Gift of Lament
https://youtu.be/-9JgC5Ygojg “God is a redeemer, and His redemptive nature extends into the deep caverns of our regrets and failures. When we bring our failures and regrets into the light, we find God’s redemptive love brings something beautiful out of the ashes.” ~...
The Ache of Anger (Part 2)
https://youtu.be/aZQt92NXXrc “When you get married, your spouse is a big truck driving right through your heart. Marriage brings out the worst in you. It doesn't create your weaknesses (though you may blame your spouse for your blow-ups)—it reveals them.” ~Timothy...
Caring for the Soul of Your Marriage
Hi Family and Friends, Recently we were asked to do a Podcast for Jason Perkins. Here is the YouTube version: https://youtu.be/dLFJh3Av7bM