Category Archives: The Counselor Is In

If we used the analogy of a car and gas, we might say we were the vehicle and stress the gas. Stress is the energy that drives the engines of our lives. But we are behind the wheel and in charge … Continue reading →

“We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.”  Romans 8:28You’ve been asked to work overtime yet again, the bus was late, you arrive home to kids fighting … Continue reading →

“Just then a woman who had hemorrhaged for twelve years slipped in from behind and lightly touched his robe. She was thinking to herself, “If I can just put a finger on his robe, I’ll get well. “Jesus turned – … Continue reading →

At a women’s retreat this past weekend, I asked the question, who had experienced stress in the past week. All hands went up. I then asked how they experienced their stress. What were the symptoms they had. As I jotted responses … Continue reading →

Preparing for a weekend retreat on “Reducing Distress while Maximizing Good Stress”, I outlined ways we can make stress work for us instead of against us. We create a lot of our distress by our responses to whatever is happening … Continue reading →

When we find ourselves in the midst of turmoil, crisis and difficulty, we want to quickly find a way out of the anxiety, fear, uncertainty and uncomfortable feelings that hold us captive. We want to be doing something, anything that … Continue reading →

Years ago, my husband took a two year sabbatical from the college where he worked so we could take advantage of an opportunity to teach overseas. After the first year, his mother suffered serious health concerns requiring an early return … Continue reading →

In his book, “Happiness is a Choice”, Barry Neil Kaufman lists “6 key shortcuts to happiness”. The first key is “make happiness the priority”. Getting all the things we think we must have or need in order to be happy, in reality does … Continue reading →

Years ago I worked for a company contracted to help injured workers in chronic pain recover and re-enter the workplace. Some had been injured on the job even with all the safety precautions.As part of their rehabilitation and recovery program, … Continue reading →

In a recent local theater arts guild production of the Wizard of Oz, I played the role of a munchkin reporter. Munchkins were the little people Dorothy first meets when a summer tornado spun her out of the mundane and … Continue reading →