How to Make TV Time a Healthy Choice for Your Kids
"TV time" or "screen time" were not known terms when I was growing up. We watched shows together--on the shared TV--after school and in the evening as a family. On the weekends, it was a big deal to go down to the local video rental store (remember those days?) and...
4 Steps to Living the Resurrection Life
Millions of people around the world celebrated the resurrection of Christ over the weekend. For many, the joyful celebration ended after the sermon and life will continue on as normal this week. But as my childhood pastor always said, we are ‘Easter people.’...
Holy Week: Gazing Upon the Doom and Gloom of the Tomb
Up until several years ago, we did not have a practice of marking “Holy Week” — the events that led up to the Easter celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Growing up, we just went straight to the good part — Easter! That is not a bad thing. But looking...
Venting – Tactful or Toxic?
“Venting is so toxic!” This is the emphatic sentiment of one of my clients. She was having the realization that ‘venting’—the uncensored verbal release of emotions to another person or online community—had become a pervasive and unchecked habit in her life. In...
What is Love?
“Love is when someone makes me smile when I’m tired.” “Love is when mom takes a sip of dad’s coffee before giving it to him to make sure it tastes just right.” “Love is walking the dog when it’s below zero outside.” There are so many ways to define love in our modern...
Is God on Your Google Calendar?
Friends invited us to have dinner recently and I found myself saying, “Just name a time and place and we’ll be there!” When it comes to meeting with friends, we’re often eager to make time in our busy schedules. In fact, the first thing my husband and I do is mark it...