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FIRST IN A SERIES In my next several postings I’ll be summarizing a wonderful book that was suggested to me by one of my long-time clients. The book is entitled Gratitude: Affirming The Good Things In Life, by Melody Beattie. It has been such a blessing to me, I wanted to share excerpts from it…

The renewing of our souls will extend no further than our honest acknowledgement of our inner brokenness. PART 3 IN A SERIES The Imprisoned Most of us probably never put much thought into the difference between a captive and a prisoner.  A captive is held captive due to no fault or wrongdoing on their part,…

The Communication Process A message or communication is sent by the sender through a communication channel to a receiver, or to multiple receivers. The sender must encode the message (the information being conveyed) into a form that is appropriate to the communication channel, and the receiver(s) then decodes the message to understand its meaning and…

God Makes Broken Things Whole God is in the business of making broken things whole. It is through the life of His spirit that we are brought back to wholeness. Nothing that has occurred in our past is allowed to have sovereign reign in our life when we summon the God of the universe for…

#40 IN MY SERIES OF POSTINGS DEDICATED TO SUMMARIZING A WONDERFUL BOOK ENTITLED “THE DUDE’S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE: TEN SKILLS EVERY HUSBAND MUST DEVELOP TO LOVE HIS WIFE WELL” BY DARRIN & AMIE PATRICK. Do We See Our Wive’s Strengths? My wife is better at a lot of things than I am. That is one reason I…

FOURTH IN A SERIES OF SIX BLOG POSTINGS What Characteristics Make A Person With The Sanguine Temperament Unique? Hippocrates identified the Sanguine by the color red, or “blood”, which fits them perfectly. The Sanguine temperament in Inclusion (social interaction, surface relationships and intellectual energies) is a very social person who likes to be with people. Of all…

By guest authorKAYLA WRIGHTLicensed Christian CounselorSpecialist in Child & Adolescent TherapyLife Training Christian Counseling Self-reflection is not something naturally occurring in humans. It is difficult when we are living in our flesh to want to seek growth and admit our faults. In fact, there is a counterfeit “self-reflection” that often occurs called “self-condemnation”. Instead of…

#34 IN MY SERIES OF POSTINGS DEDICATED TO SUMMARIZING A WONDERFUL BOOK ENTITLED “THE DUDE’S GUIDE TO MARRIAGE: TEN SKILLS EVERY HUSBAND MUST DEVELOP TO LOVE HIS WIFE WELL” BY DARRIN & AMIE PATRICK. What Do I Do On The Sabbath? When you observe the Sabbath, you cease from what is duty. Now, I’m not saying that…

By guest authorKAYLA WRIGHTLicensed Christian CounselorSpecialist in Child & Adolescent TherapyLife Training Christian Counseling Boundaries can be a beautiful relationship tool when applied appropriately. Unfortunately, the majority of individuals today either have so little boundaries they’re walked all over, or so many boundaries they have walled themselves off from everyone. Both of these extremes create…

KAYLA WRIGHTLicensed Christian CounselorSpecialist in Child & Adolescent TherapyLife Training Christian Counseling There’s a common misconception that forgiveness and reconciliation are interchangeable in application. Somewhere we’ve missed the idea that forgiveness can, and often must, include boundaries. This is important, because many times we are hurt by an individual who will never acknowledge their actions…