Hope and Encouragement
Changing Our Self-Talk to Faith-Talk
The other day I was pitching a baseball to grandsons. If you know me, you realize I am balding…all except for a little patch right
Tag: Self-Compassion
Hope and Encouragement
How to Manage Shame When You are Depressed
As a pastor when I talk about my bipolar I feel shame. Yes, I know I shouldn’t. Bipolar is a disease. Stuff happens and bipolar
Hope and Encouragement
How to Help a Depressed Loved One
Depression is like quick-sand. Your loved one may be stuck. Stuck with a lack of energy, stuck in loneliness, stuck in isolation, stuck unable to
When Someone You Love Is Depressed
Did you know: Depression is the leading cause of disability for the age group 15-45 according to the Center for Disease Control? 8 million ambulatory
Hope and Encouragement
How to Have Self Compassion
One popular story of Jesus is about a man who was robbed on a business trip. He was left badly beaten by the side of
Hope and Encouragement
Recognizing Signs of Relapse
Winter is a bummer for me. I dislike the cold, snow, gray shortened days. But most of all I hate sliding into my winter depressive
Learning to Just Be Held with Casting Crowns
My prayer room with God is behind the wheel of my car. For a busy mom its the only time I am literally forced to
Mercy Me
“Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy.” Matthew 5:7 One popular story of Jesus is about a man who was robbed on a
