Category Archives: mental health

We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 I had a hard night last night.  Let us just say I did NOT handle it stoically.  I lay in my bed weeping without quite knowing why, and my husband came in.  That should tell you something about him.  Instead of running away from myContinue reading “For Better or For Worse”

The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.                                      Romans 8:6  I apologize at the beginning of this post because I do not know if it is completely Biblical in its expression of the ideasContinue reading “Emotions, Mind, Soul”

See, I am doing a new thing!     Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.                                                IsaiahContinue reading “Surprises in the Woods”

“Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.” Proverbs 12:25 Today I was discussing how we learn by getting burned sometimes.  In this scenario, we do not repeat an action if it has painful results. I realized that I have been learning this from Roland and not realizingContinue reading “Lessons From Roland”

A little out of order, but I wanted to post it and I’m still learning WordPress!! “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” – Genesis 50:20 (NIV) God performs the most amazing miracles in people’s lives every day. EachContinue reading “Remembering God’s Grace 2017”

Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.                                                       Isaiah 49:13   Oh,Continue reading “I Will Not Fight Alone”

  Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.                                                          I Peter 3:8  I had an appointment this morning with my favorite doctor.Continue reading “Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Heart”

 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.                                          Continue reading “Of Butterflies and Bees”

A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.                                                                                      Continue reading “Sacredness of Confidentiality”

God has made so many promises and kept them all.  Sometimes I wonder how He can keep them straight, but He is God, so I’m sure that isn’t a problem!  I, however, need to be in His word constantly so that I remember who He is and what He means to me and my life.Continue reading “My Heart of Stone”