Not Qualified!

Today one of my counselee’s (we will call her Mary) looked at me and said, “I have been to hundreds of counselors, therapists and psychiatrists, but it wasn’t until I came to counseling with you that I am experiencing this breakthrough.” Now “hundreds” is certainly an exaggeration BUT she has been in institutions since she […]

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Craving Significance

“You have a big call on your life!” “God is going to do amazing things in and through your life.” “You are super anointed.” “Dream big!” All the Christian catch phrases
.they annoy the heck outta me. Now, more than ever, I hear these phrases and inwardly cringe. I know they are meant to inspire and […]

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What If?

What If? I know. I know. You aren’t supposed to ask yourself the “what if” questions. They can create too much margin for fear or discouragement or blah, blah, blah.  Whatev’s. I need routine and the pressure of a deadline to persist and produce. This week I don’t have any of that. We are coming […]

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Whisper Roars

Recently I had an experience in my bathtub. Yep. In the bathtub. I had my head in the water and I was pondering the kindness and beauty of God. While underwater, I whispered, “I adore you.” As I exhaled  a literal whisper, “I adore you,” I saw and simultaneously experienced a sacred interchange. My words […]

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#wArship

Your sunrise chases away the dark of my night. Light will always be more powerful then darkness. Hope, greater than defeat. Laughter, louder than despair. I cry a lot lately. Mid-life crisis? Changing of seasons? Letting go…. Last night I whispered “Jesus. Jesus. Jesus” over and over. Pressing thru the sadness and wiping away the […]

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On the Fence

Years ago, I saw an image of a fence. On one of the posts were grains of salt. The ground began to shake and the grains of salt bounced up and down, back and forth until eventually they fell from the fence post. Some landed on the left side of the fence while others landed […]

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