Over the last several years, there has become a greater awareness of Mental Health on college campuses. This is a great step, since a large percentage of mental illnesses arise during the high school or college years. According to this Read more…
When my kids were little, I used to attend a program for moms at our church. For several years I participated and enjoyed the group. I heard many different talks on all sorts of topics ranging from gardening, home repairs, Read more…
September is National Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month. I put off writing anything about suicide because it’s not really something I want to discuss. It’s a hard topic and I feel so very inadequate to discuss it. Yet, I want Read more…
At nearly fifty years of age, I have heard I Corinthians 13:4-6 quoted hundreds, if not thousands, of times. I memorized this passage on love at a young age and have often reflected on it to see how I “measure Read more…
Sometimes writing is a bit uncomfortable for me. I feel like I am putting myself out there as someone who has it all figured out and is super holy. I don’t and I’m not. I am not a perfect anything, Read more…
Our son who struggles with OCD graduated from high school a couple years ago. The following year, he took a “gap” year during which he took a few classes at a local university. This was our way of testing the Read more…
Your perspective changes when you have a child with mental illness or with addiction. Things that used to be very much black and white have a tendency to blur around the edges. Areas of life that have inspired judgment or impatience may now, instead, engender compassion.
Or What I Learned From My Children with Addiction and Mental Illness When you are the parent of an addict or someone struggling with mental health issues, you are in a unique place to learn a few lessons in grace. Read more…
I’m terrified of water. I’m fine with a hot tub or pool as long as my feet can touch the bottom without the water covering my shoulders. If the water is pressing on my neck, however, I start feeling anxious Read more…
When you are parenting a child who has mental health issues or is fighting addiction it can sometimes feel as if there are never going to be any bright days ahead. The storm has closed in and all that you Read more…