“Grace and Peace.” I stared at those two words on my closing of a letter I had written and thought to myself how much those words really mean to me. Grace. Peace. Love. Yet, when I sign a letter “grace…
What is Grace? Theology vs. Modernity
Tag: life
Letting Go: Separation Anxiety Issues, Pt. 1
In the post-relationship phase of romantic attachments, it is highly likely that you might experience separation anxiety or stress due to the absence of your former flame. Even within the most troubled relationships, the soul connection between individuals longs to…
For “All the Right Things, All the Right Reasons.”
It’s the state of the American family in hundreds of thousands of households from California to New York. Life has a tendency in this down economy to press in on family life. The added pressure of devalued currency, a rise…
10 Tips for Giving and Getting Emotional Support
From our friends at Psychology Today come ten really useful tips on how to purposefully construct a relationship where emotional support is both two way and important. The following was written by Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D. in Emotional Fitness (Source http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/emotional-fitness/200908/10-tools-giving-and-getting-emotional-support)…
4 Things That Show Real Love
Everyone in the world needs love. It is truth – without appropriate love, the youngest child will fail to thrive, and without someone to care for and about you, the wisest of us become jaded and alone. To be human…
Mending Me: Steps to Cure Loneliness
Why do we echo with feelings of loneliness? Is this part of the human condition that we seek something, need something outside of ourselves to feel complete? It’s common to hear, this tale of loneliness from people in all walks…
Am I Love?
Am I love? As I love you, I love you, all in and without reservation. There is nothing left for me but to be wholly in and invested in you. I long to be together to feel grace and truth collide…
At the Corner of Van Halen & May
I am conflicted today. It’s May, the month of endings and beginnings. You know how you long for that moment when you’re balanced and level…and this isn’t it? This isn’t it. I’m kinda wondering what is behind Doors #1,2 and…
Real Love: Respect, Freedom and Truth
Everyone in the world needs love. It is truth – without appropriate love, the youngest child with fail to thrive, and without someone to care for and about you, the wisest of us become jaded and alone. To be human…
Quick Tips to Reduce Stress Now
Five Easy Steps to Eliminate Stress Stress is an everyday fact of life for many people around the world. The pressure of work, family, faith and life come together to form that perfect storm of tightness in your chest, inability…