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When you take up the challenge of Metanoia, the challenge of transformation, you are commiting to a struggle, a struggle that will...

Today's 5 minute Friday prompt is PEOPLE and I love this because...Wow, what a broad subject to try to write about in 5 minutes! I have...

“What is the price of five sparrows? A couple of pennies? Not much more than that. Yet God does not forget a single one of them.  And he...

A couple of weeks ago the Five minute Friday community wrote on the prompt "stay" I was at the time "staying off" social media as a...

Babies, they are all fresh and new and are scented with the brand new baby smell of possibility. A blank slate, ready to write whatever...

Refrain- To stop oneself from doing something. It's ironic but there is actually more freedom in refraining from doing something than in...

As a therapist, I sometimes work with parents who have children with Ad/hd. And one of the tools I will teach them in order to help them...

Join a community of writers who write for 5 minutes each Friday based on a one word prompt Distraction gets such a negative conotation...

How is the social distance playing on your marriage? Have you found a new sense of closeness and connection from being together 24/7 or...

Although I's a day late, this is part of the 5 minute Friday community, a community of writers who write for 5 minutes each Friday based...

Of all the stages of Metanoia, knowing is key. I often say that the stages of knowing, healing and growing are overlapping stages....

Those who know my writing know that I am always looking to understand the world through nature and the stories that the natural world can...

You know how a good story goes, you get a nice introduction to the characters, they have plans and goals, hopes and dreams. Somewhere in...

On the road to Metanoia we want to able to overcome obstacles that keep us stuck. And what do we do if we can see an obstacle in the...

One of the greatest blessings we have in life is the ability to redeem the moments of life that are most painful, those times when...

In my little corner of the world, it is winter. Not only is it currently winter, but we are under a winter storm warning. Nearly the...

Whenever I first meet a new client for counseling, the important question comes up in some form or another... "Have you ever thought...

You are ready to go on the journey, a journey that requires entering into some form of discomfort, perhaps incredible pain as you begin...

You know the familiar statement "no pain, no gain?" Well it's absolutely true. Anything that involves change or growth is going to...