Will my grief ever go away? Asked my 10 year old little girl camper at our sponsored grief camp for kids. I enjoy serving at the children’s bereavement camp sponsored by the hospice agency where I work. We have children ages 6-12 years old that have lost a loved one to death. Each counselor is assigned one child, and you…
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Will My Grief Ever Go Away?
Breaking Free From Busyness
Welcome to Mindfulness Monday! Each week I’m going to share with you some ways you can live more mindfully in the present moment. This week we’ll be learning how breaking free from busyness can actually result in more productivity. By learning to be more present, right here, right now, you will live a fuller life, love more completely and free…
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Prisoner Set Free
Thank you for joining me for Weekend Worship. Sometimes I have no words, my heart is full. Feeling like a prisoner set free, haunted by my past, unable to break free. When I cry out to God, He answers with healing and freedom. I find comfort in the Psalms, because it seems many of the Psalms express what I am…
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How Journaling Relieves Anxiety
Do you struggle with anxiety? Anxiety can cause both physical and emotional problems. It can make everyday problems more difficult, and keeping up with responsibilities overwhelming. Basic activities like work, school, relationships and social engagements become challenging. Excessive worry and fear causes some people to isolate themselves, feeling they have an innate weakness. Others become defensive and aggressive in an…
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New Experiences Through Mindfulness
Welcome to Mindfulness Monday! Each week I’m going to share with you some ways you can live more mindfully in the present moment. This week we’ll be learning how to find new experiences in our everyday environment. By learning to be more present, right here, right now, you will live a fuller life, love more completely and free yourself of…
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6 Easy Ways to Enjoy the Power of Gratitude
Looking for a way to become a happier person? Learn to employ the power of gratitude. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. Join me as we discover 6 easy ways to enjoy the power of gratitude. Nothing drags down the quality of your life than discontentment and lack of gratitude…
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How Mindfulness Brings Peace to Suffering
Welcome to Mindfulness Monday! This week I’m going to share with you how mindfulness brings peace to suffering. We’ll learn some ways to find peace in the present moment in our homes, with our families and friends. By learning to be more present, right here, right now, you will live a fuller life. Choose to love more completely and free…
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Guilty Yet Drawn- Beckoned and Beloved
Thank you for joining me for Weekend Worship. Sometimes I have no words. My heart is full, I feel guilty, yet drawn to God. He beckons me as His beloved. I find comfort in the Psalms, because it seems many of the Psalms express what I am feeling; they call out the words within me. It was through reading the…
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Essential Oils are More Than Aromatherapy
Essential oils are definitely “a thing” right now. You can even find them in your local grocery store. Almost everybody has a diffuser and will expound the virtues of aromatherapy; but did you know essential oils offer us more than aromatherapy? My first introduction to essential oils was through aromatherapy designed to help me “relax”. I read that lavender essential…
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