Were you brought up to receive love through accomplishments or were you loved even when you failed? Are you afraid to live out your dreams because you might fail and receive criticism or do you move forward with courage doing the things you feel led to do without thought of criticism or failure? Let’s look […]

It’s all swirling about them. Relationships strained to the breaking as financial burdens increase. Random attacks on police, politicians and the public bringing grief and suspicion of what each day might bring. The endless snow, ice and cold seem to reinforce there is little hope left to warm their hearts.Joe and Mary’s relationship had successfully

Jesus is the greatest key to a healthy and happy spirit life we will ever have. No matter what your religious or spiritual beliefs, study the person of Jesus and be amazed. He has good news if your are poor, healing for you if your heart is broken, freedom if you are stuck in unhealthyrelationships,

She is 90 and filled with life, love, her pet dog, gardening and independence. Then a traumatic stroke suddenly robs her of life and there is no time for good-byes and good wishes. Those who love her start with the, “What if I had done this,or that or the other? Maybe the outcome would have

Last Saturday afternoon, I had the opportunity to spend several hours at the Miami airport with a dear young friend of ours who had a lay over as she returned from a week of being part of a medical team in Haiti. This was her first experience in a third world country. She had trouble

The crystal clear aquamarine waters rolled onto the sandy beaches, crashing onto the shoreline rocks that littered the shore. The beach walker soon learned she could choose how she was going to experience smelling the salt air, feasting her eyes on the vivid colors before her, hearing the rhythmic action of the waters and feeling

“Let me tell you what happened to me at work today. It was so wrong.” “If I share the trouble I am going through honestly, I will be looked down on and judged.” “I am living in such horrible circumstances but I am too afraid to leave.” “That habit is my secret and it is

“This is the crisis we’re in: God-light streamed into the world, but men and women everywhere ran for the darkness. They went for the darkness because they were not really interested in pleasing God. Everyone who makes a practice of doing evil, addicted to denial and illusion, hates God-light and won’t come near it, fearing

The leader faithfully kept them in a steady rythmn by methodically clacking the drum sticks together in the hot sun for days in a row. They marched in a designated pattern, snaking their away across the parade ground; right feet together followed by left feet together. No complaint was heard or seen as they followed

Ran across this quote by Robert Ricciardelli, “Religion has a way of comforting rather than truly demanding change within. Through outward activities and rituals, we can go through the motions without dealing with the turmoil in our hearts.”Relationships that are truly rewarding require more than “going through the motions”. Deep lasting and rewarding relationships require

Recent research done at Brigham Young University regarding relationships was released this week highlighting the importance of social connections with friends, family, neighbors and colleagues. If one chooses to have active social interaction, odds of survival could be improved by 50%. Here is how low social interaction compares to more well known risk factors: -Equivalent

Many of us avoid memories of hurtful people and hurtful cirmcumstances from our childhood and even adulthood. In fact, walls are sometimes built in our brains that keep us from accessing these memories to protect us from the pain.The amazing truth is that if we face these memories in the loving presence of Jesus, they