Catching our Breath: Practical Advice for Parents and Caregivers By Martine Wehr, JD Other than those on the frontline such as health care workers, I can’t think of a more demanding and stressful job (24 hours a day and no days off!) than being a parent during...
Are you ready to reconnect? As we emerge from our isolation, many of us are anxious to gather. Starved for human connection, we are hitting the beaches, going to restaurants and ready to get back to church. Some of us are more cautious. Not wanting to see...
Wholeness By Cheryl Klem Jesus was the only complete human that ever lived: fully God and fully man. And during our time here, on this side of the new heaven and new earth, we are being formed more each day into his image. He is making all...
A wise man (Dan Tocchini) once said to me, “show up and take what comes up.” I have done well to live by that motto for the better half of my life. Showing up is the first step to everything good in your life. Show up When...
Health & Wellness From Mackenzie Campbell, RD So often the body component gets left out of the equation when we are talking about the mind/body/spirit connection. What does it mean to connect with and honor God with your body? We need to feed ourselves physically in order...
"Continue to work out our salvation with fear and trembling." Philippians 2:12 What’s that supposed to mean? I thought we weren’t supposed to be afraid. Perfect love drives out fear and all that. What gives? There is a lot of fear going on right now. First, there...
Suffering: What’s the point? By Cheryl Klem, MA, LMFT The truth is, I don’t want to suffer. I don’t want to not kiss my granddaughter or hug my kids and my parents. I don’t want to wear a facemask or not walk on the beach trail or...
My mom was the queen of coincidence. She saw meaning in everything. It’s in my DNA to see beauty in the text that "just happens" to fall on mothers day during my series in Philippians. What Paul commands all of us to do in following the example...
On Solid Ground By Cheryl Klem A frantic knock came to my front door many years ago and when I answered, I was instantly swept away by the desperation of my neighbor down the street wanting to know if I had seen her 3-year-old daughter. I hadn’t,...
Everything looks better on the brochure. The trip to Cabo. Getting married. Adopting a puppy. Having kids. You should have read the fine print. Even deciding to trust in Jesus seemed all upside. Sins forgiven. Eternal life. New family. What could go wrong? Sorry to be...
