“O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here…” When Sorrow comes at Christmas time we are often not prepared Grief seems to have no place in the festive Christmas we imagine for ourselves. It contradicts the joy and excitement we associate with this holiday. When I was...
Mother’s Day Can Be Difficult
Being assigned a day of honor on a calendar, like so many well-intentioned things a Mother endures, can become a gauntlet of emotions for women who didn’t carry to term, who relinquished their child at birth, who were judged as unfit, who lost a child, who are no longer the guardian, or who are...
Strong Sense of Well-Being is Worth the Work
A strong sense of Well-Being isn’t accidental. We get what we work for. Here’s a quick Well-Being diagnostic for you to run on these six areas of your life so see where you want to get stronger. Balance Do you regularly hold two very different ideas in your mind or heart at the same...