Worry plagues all of us. Worry overwhelms some of us. Recently I have been pondering this debilitating topic that happens in our Left Brain. We ruminate, go straight to “What-If Land,” and desperately try to figure out how we can prevent a dreaded outcome. Knowing how the brain works is helping me see a way […]
Stuffies and Bonds and How Loved We Are
Are there any little kids in your life? Do they have something they cannot go to sleep (or live) without? Maybe it’s a blanket that’s tattered and full of holes. Maybe it’s a stuffed animal that doesn’t smell very good. Some people call these loveys, blankies, or stuffies. Stuffies is a kinda new term for […]
Surrendering Control–Giving Up the Outcome
A friend and I were talking recently about what “surrendering control” means. It was an enlightening discussion. We first talked about what she had been taught to believe about God being in control. It’s as if He is both sovereign and powerful but has given up His power to man’s free will, an easily misunderstood […]
Musings on Jesus and the Six Negative Emotions
As I was reading in Matthew this morning, as is so often the case, something new jumped out at me. In Chapter 14 we read the story of John the Baptist being beheaded. I’ve read it countless times but never really named the emotion for Jesus’ reaction in verse 13 even though I had the […]
Musings from the book, Joy Starts Here
For some months now I’ve been musing on a section from the book Joy Starts Here, by Dr. Wilder, Ed Khouri, Chris Coursey, and Shelia Sutton. The more I’ve mused on these paragraphs, the more interesting these points have become and the more convinced I am that they are vitally important—but little known. So in […]
From the intro to–Re-Framing Your Hurts: Why you don’t have to fear emotional pain
My newest book is Re-Framing Your Hurts: Why You Don’t Have to Fear Emotional Pain. Here is a short excerpt from the introduction. Often times the feelings of hopelessness, anger, frustration, defensiveness, and acting out are symptoms of a deeper problem. Somewhere, deep inside and possibly even hidden, is older, unresolved painful wounds that are […]