My husband died last Thursday. Today a friend acquainted with unhealthy ways of NOT dealing with one’s grief, visited me and admonished me not to stuff my emotions, to take the time to grieve well, to not rush back into the busy-ness of my previous routine too...
“Jesus wept.” (John 11:35) “Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb.” (John 11:38) These little verses come in the midst of the story of Lazarus’ illness, Jesus’ delay, Lazarus’ death, Martha’s and Mary’s...
“Compassionate detachment is the ability to be present with a person while remaining separate from the outcomes of their predicament.” Last night at Depression Impact Group (D.I.G.) we talked about dealing with emotions when a friendship ends….based...
There is a lot of conversation around the issue of trauma-informed care these days for counselors, pastors, and others. My own experience of a traumatic event led me to discover some key principles in dealing with trauma in those I counsel. It is always the case that...
My daughter in law shared this from Stasi Eldredge about grief. Like many others, I know the feeling of slogging through “knee deep mud” in the middle of grief.Some images are so vivid. I can remember a day when I was about 6 or 7. I headed to my...
This summer has been a difficult one for my family. In the spring, my Mother and Father, after much encouragement by me and my siblings, decided to sell their own home in another city and move in with my husband and me. We began work on an addition to our house for...
