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Our blogs are also available in audio. Click on an individual blog post to listen:
18 WAYS TO FIGHT ELECTION FATIGUE AND OTHER ‘HOPELESS’ SITUATIONS
Listening to the doom, waning hope, and frustrations about the upcoming election #election2016…
SIGHT WITHOUT VISION: WHAT WE DON’T SEE
The Dr. asked me to close my eyes as he slid my first pair of glasses past my 5th grade ears and onto my nose….
POLITICAL SPARRING: WHY WE LOVE IT
There is an epic game of emotional hide and seek taking place behind all the rhetoric….
INSIDE THE MIND OF SUICIDE: DEATH AND OTHER OPTIONS
Questions about suicide fly around my office more often than ever before….
BINKIES, BLANKEES AND OTHER ADULT DEPENDENCIES
Why is this so ridiculously awkward? This shouldn’t be so stinking hard….
MARRIAGE IS OPTIONAL AND 25 OTHER THINGS I WISH I KNEW AT 22
Recently, a client wanted to know why we always have on “this kind of music” in the lobby….
WHAT WE GAINED WHEN GRANDMA WAS GOOGLE
Being in the garden with my grandma while she tended tomatoes and cucumbers was often educational and always relational….
DO YOU HAVE A 1,000-YARD STARE STORY?
I recently watched the HBO series Band of Brothers….
THE DAY I REALIZED I HAD BEEN BETRAYED
I feel so betrayed. I’m feeling rejected and disregarded….
Know Your Audience
I’d like to propose the following be shared by a man to a maternity ward full of stay at home moms…
HOW TO BALANCE THE WAVES OF GRIEF AND GIVING
The ocean is badass. I’m mesmerized by the sun glowing through the turquoise and emerald waves…
WHY IT’S TIME TO OPEN YOUR BLINDS
If you’ve ever been to Colorado Springs, you know we’re located about seven inches from the sun….
25 THINGS LITTLE BOYS WISH THEIR MOMMIES KNEW
When my nephews were little tykes, I loved nothing more than being creative and silly with them….
HOW TO RUIN YOUR MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP IN 16 STEPS
My best friend recently came to visit. Twenty-six years ago she and I road the same bus…
THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND SEX
One of the greatest disservices the Christian church has perpetrated against its members is on the topic of sex….
I’M A RECOVERING HOARDER
When I recently arrived for a hotel stay, I hadn’t been in the room for two minutes before I found myself flitting around hiding things….
A PERFECTLY, IMPERFECT NEW YEAR PHOTO CHALLENGE
This is the time of year when the beautiful family photos are on display….