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I have struggled with mental illness my whole life. Sometimes it feels like I’m winning the battle, sometimes not so much. When I think...

Patience is not one of my virtues. It’s not that I don’t understand the importance of it. I’ve tried to develop patience. I’ve had...

I have been married for 28 years. In those 28 years we’ve been closest of friends and worst enemies. We’ve held each other and cried and...

My daughter and I were up late talking last night. She was struggling with common young adult difficulties: learning how to “adult”. I...

Having a child who’s an addict is difficult and painful on so many levels. The nightmare exists in so many ways. The lying, the...

I have one of those lives where there’s always something: health concerns, mental concerns, family concerns, work concerns. I was once...

I get up in the morning more tired than when I went to bed the night before. I go about my daily routine without thinking - the heaviness...

This is written for those in pain, discouraged, lonely and afraid. This is not a call to violence, it is a call to love yourself enough...

Have you ever read a book that changed your life? I have several that I read at just the right time with the message I needed right at...

It is so hard when you’re depressed, it is so hard when you are discouraged, to get out of the “mud”. You get stuck in the pain you’re...

A new year, a new start, so much potential lying ahead and yet, I wonder, will this year be better than the last? Twenty years ago, when...

Last night I went to a “Longest Night” service at my church. Held on the longest night of the year, just a few days before Christmas -...

While struggling with mental illness is hard, it’s no cake walk for those who love someone with mental illness. They love us. They...

It can be so hard, when you’re struggling, to stand up for yourself. Even when you’re not struggling, it’s hard to speak up to someone...

It’s that time of year again: time with family, shopping for gifts, parties, travel, food. Some of you read that sentence with a smile on...

Life is hard, life is discouraging, but life is also a blessing. Whatever you are going through can be faced and triumphed over. I...

When I look back on my life, I can see growth. I’ve changed in many ways, growing stronger, understanding myself better. That growth has...

I think one of the things most of us suffer from – and when I say, “most” I mean “MOST” – is low self-esteem. Whether it’s those of us...

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:16 [The following post was written a...

Support is one of those things everyone needs but not everyone has. It’s hard battling life alone. I’ve had people not want to be my...