Frozen Turkey and Forgiveness
“If you do not transform your pain, you will surely transmit it.” - Richard Rohr Max Lucado in his book titled,...
Frozen Turkey and Forgiveness
Karen Mulder
Karen Mulder is the founder of the Wisdom of the Wounded ministry. She lives in Holland, Michigan with her husband Larry.
How to pray? One way: The ACTS prayer
How to pray? One way: The ACTS prayer
Praying is having a conversation with God—just as if God was sitting across the counter from you. But sometimes my mind wanders. . .sometimes it seems that I just say the same things over and over. A prayer model which I really like to pray is the ACTS prayer: The acronym stands for Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication.
How does one cope when one is the full time caregiver of a spouse with a chronic illness?
How does one cope when one is the full time caregiver of a spouse with a chronic illness?
I asked a friend, Nancy, to respond to this question and also to describe some of her daily challenges:
The “uneventful everyday” is a mixed blessing when caring for a person with a chronic illness, in my case caring for a person with Parkinson ’s disease (PD). One person described living with PD was like trying to drive with the brakes on.
How Can We Protect Our Kids From Bullying?
How Can We Protect Our Kids From Bullying?
How can we protect our kids from bullying? Well, maybe we can't fully "protect" them from ever feeling the pain of...
How Does Depression Feel?
How Does Depression Feel?
How can we care for a person who is depressed?
To begin, it is helpful to remember what depression feels like to the one who is depressed.
Depression feels like...
What are the Warning Signs Of Suicide?
What are the Warning Signs Of Suicide?
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, between 20% and 50% of people who commit suicide have had a previous attempt.
Warning signs that someone may be thinking about or planning to commit suicide include:
◾Always talking or thinking about death
◾Clinical depression -- deep sadness, loss of interest, trouble sleeping and eating -- that gets worse
Crazy, Weak, and Worthless?
Crazy, Weak, and Worthless?
Even attempting to define the condition is painful for me. Our world does not accept kindly those suffering from depression. We are looked upon as a bit "crazy"; weaklings who feel sorry for ourselves; people who forget to "count their blessings."
To feel depressed is to be "blue" day after day; to experience tiredness that never goes away, not even after ten or twelve hours of sleep; to lack energy for even the smallest of chores; to not be enthusiastic about anything; to be unable to focus or concentrate; to turn molehills into mountains; to be overly sensitive to comments.
Lent: Fasting and Feasting
Lent: Fasting and Feasting
How would you explain Ash Wednesday to another person?
The following is my attempt:
On Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of Lent, the pastor applies ashes in the shape of the cross on the forehead of each participant while speaking the words, “For dust you are and to dust you shall return." Genesis 3:19
