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Jeff has been struggling to go to work everyday. He desperately needs his job to pay bills and provide for his family, but this past year, he has grown disenchanted with his work environment. So much so, that he thinks about quitting. He knows he can’t and feels trapped in an unhappy job. Being unhappy at work,…

Urban legend has it that during one of the worst hurricanes in U.S. history, a band of people were partying on the third floor of the Richelieu Manor Apartments in Pass Christian, Mississippi, ground zero for the storm. As the storm approached, feeling invincible and determined to ride out the storm, the apartment dwellers through a…

Question: My ten-old-daughter refuses to talk to her new stepdad at meals and will not listen to him when he gives her directions. This is causing tension in our house. I have been divorced for three years and my daughter sees her father every weekend. She has made it clear that she doesn’t want my…

We all experience anxious moments in our lives. Think about the first time you performed on stage, went out on a date, got married, or gave birth. Anxiety pushed you forward in a healthy and productive way. It came, propelled you to action, and then subsided. But what happens when it doesn’t subside? What if…

God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pain: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf ear.” C.S. Lewis It’s sometimes hard to understand. Why do bad leaders rule and boast in their own power, ignoring the fact that their rule is subject to God?  They may…

How strong is your faith when it comes to facing a crisis or difficulty? What if you suffer a life event that doesn’t go your way? Do you give up on God? Renee and her husband confronted this. Their child was very ill. So many were praying, yet the child eventually died. How could God…

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go!  Do you know who wrote that famous quote? Dr. Seuss! And March 2 is his birthday.  He would be 112-years-old! Now, Theodore Seuss Geisel was not actually a doctor. He added the title while in…

I don’t usually comment on politics. But the name-calling, accusations, the total disregard for truth or facts… makes me sad. Of course, not every politician is doing this, but by in large, we have a lot of bullying going on. If children talked to each other like this in school, they would be in the…

Today, American children are exposed to stress at much earlier ages. Because of technology and the media, visual images of disaster, war and criminal activity can be seen daily in households. Parents have to discuss what to do in case of a school shooting, how to handle a bully that may come after you with a…

Have you ever faced a difficult time, rejection, or  possible failure? Maybe you have received bad news from a doctor, are facing a decision point in your career, or are in a difficult relationship  Your confidence is shaken. Things look dark, uncertain. You feel like you might crumbled under the pressure. In chapter 2 of the book…
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