A mother was having a great deal of difficulty with a daughter in college. The daughter was failing in school and decided to come home for the weekend just to spend some time away. The family was relieved and planned all kinds of activities to make her feel welcome and yet be reminded of the…
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I was talking to a mother and father in St. George area about their 14-year-old daughter. As we talked, I could feel the parents’ discouragement. One said, “Our kids are never home. If they are home, they bring friends, and if they are alone they are on the computer or their phones texting.” We talked…
How can I ever get to thee when I can’t get past me!
As I was counseling with a gentleman, we were talking about having faith in our ability to change. He shared the above words with me. He told me that he had been on his knees in prayer, something that he didn’t often do, and suddenly those words were blurted out: “How can I ever get…
“Look past them!” What?
Hard Decisions A number of years ago, I was in a position of responsibility as a management consultant. I was in a large city and I was called into different businesses to help improve their bottom line. This involved decisions that would create approval or disapproval depending on where what you were doing within the…
It is not how good you are when you are good, but how bad are you when you are bad
Many years ago, I was standing in front of a school waiting for a program, when I watched a mom tear into the teacher in charge of the program. She was shouting, waving her finger in the teacher’s face and, in no uncertain terms, telling that teacher what a poor, unorganized, inept and wretched person…
One Step Forward, 10 Steps Back: When to Help
When our children are little, we are to be hovering. We are to protect, guide, train, and prepare them for adulthood. Slowly, as they begin to grow, we need to hover less and less, and begin to prepare them more and more to be capable of making their own decisions with our guidance. When they…
Our Deceptions, Our Fears and Our Hope: Part I
Fear is a terrible thing. It rules much of our lives, and it delights the adversary, who is the father of fear as well as lies. He is the constant source of whispers that sound like this: “You’ve gone too far; you’ve done too much; you’re not loved anymore and there is no hope.” Those…
The Power of Thank You!
When we are little we are always taught to say “please” and “thank you” for politeness sake. It is a good thing to learn, and I think we should take it a step further. Quite a long time ago, I was standing in a very long line, and there was a great deal of rudeness…
Prepare! Prepare for What?
Get Prepared! With all of the natural and some man-made disasters, we have been encouraged by many governmental agencies such as FEMA, Red Cross and others to put aside food and water. We have also been encouraged to have a grab-and-go bag in case we have to evacuate from an area. Many stores are now…
Dwell on What is Good!
There are certainly enough things going on out in the world that could make us dwell on the scary. The thoughts about what could be coming that fill you with anxiety. The watching of tragedies on the news. Ignoring everything that is bad going on around us doesn’t really work. We have to be aware, alert, and proactive about…