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Dylan’s Garden

Dylan’s Garden

Relapse was a recent topic in our Celebrate Recovery group.  At CR, we address hurts, hang-ups, and harmful habits reflected in our behaviors.  The manifestation of the…

A Safe Place

A Safe Place

The school year with no in-person classrooms has ended, and we are now facing summer with a continued list of adjustments.  Are you concerned about how these…

Communication, The Key

Communication, The Key

It is late Sunday afternoon. We’re relaxing, watching a movie, after a hot afternoon of working in the garden.  My cell phone beeps, giving me a notice…

Facing a Mountain, Take a Small Step

Facing a Mountain, Take a Small Step

When was the last time you set a new goal for yourself to reach?  Or, have you avoided establishing a new life objective because of a fear…

Rooting Out Bitterness

Rooting Out Bitterness

What is bitterness?  It is a deep-seated feeling of ill will that is as sharp as an arrow. This mental or emotional state disintegrates or eats away…

Thinking About Changing Jobs?

Thinking About Changing Jobs?

Your job has positive and negative ramifications on your life.  All be it, for the last year, just having a job was a miracle.  Nevertheless, is your…

Spurgeon’s Sorrows

Spurgeon’s Sorrows

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one’.“   C.S. Lewis Yes, we…

We Just Don’t Know How To Communicate!

We Just Don’t Know How To Communicate!

“We just don’t know how to communicate” is how many counseling sessions start,  even though communication is the lifeblood of a relationship.  But, unfortunately, successful communication flow…

Change – Why and Why Get Help

Change – Why and Why Get Help

Change is hard for all of us.  “To change is difficult; not to change is fatal,” is William Pollard’s,  a physicist and Episcopal priest, outlook.  So why…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month?  Based on history 25% of us will face mental health problems at some point in our lives. …