Realizing you married an addict brings about a host of emotions. My first thought was I can handle this. We just need to get him to a counselor and an AA program. Secondly, I can love away the hurts of his past life and the addiction will go away. Truly, my all time favorite is,…
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Jesus Popped off the Cross, Again
Maybe it is just a cheap cross, but He is gone again. Maybe Jesus went on walk-about in Africa or wading through a rice field in Japan or lost in a sea of people in downtown London. I am not sure where He goes, but this is not the first time that I can’t…
Are You Dreaming Big Enough?
I just ran into something amazing today. A famous photographer who decided he did not want his son and the world to remember him for all the movie stars and athletes in his photography portfolio. Jeremy Cowart does not want to get to the end of his life and say “Man, I toured with Britney…
How to Correct Children Without Shaming Them
As parents we have all done it, shamed our precious child. We can do it overtly or just by a look of disapproval. Do we do this out of habit, discipline, ‘it worked for me”, laziness, or shear ignorance? I assume that most of us are ignorant to the difference between shame and guilt. Shame-…