Help Someone Cry
By Chic Broersma A little girl on an errand for her mother took too long in getting back. “Why?” Mom asked. The...
By Chic Broersma A little girl on an errand for her mother took too long in getting back. “Why?” Mom asked. The...
Guest Author | 2 min read
Grief is a normal and natural process by which a person makes a healthy adjustment to any significant loss in his or her life. Any significant loss (the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, a broken marriage, deterioration of health, a shattered dream) triggers the process.
Karen Mulder | 2 min read
I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention. When people are talking . . .listen to what they're saying. Care about it. It has taken me a long time to believe in the power of simply saying, "I'm so sorry," when someone is in pain. And meaning it. One of my patients told me that when she tried to tell her story people often interrupted to tell her that they once had something just like than happen to them.
Karen Mulder | 1 min read
A story which I heard 11 years ago reminds me of a powerful way to care for people who are hurting. Gregory Richards was a chaplain to terminally ill children in a New York hospital. He tells of one of his experiences in the following story:
Karen Mulder | 3 min read
I read an on-line devotional called, “Stillspeaking Devotional” from the United Church of Christ. I like the name...
Karen Mulder | 3 min read
What is the best way to help someone who is feeling low, struggling emotionally or perhaps even clinically...
Karen Mulder | 2 min read
By Rodger Price We have two ears, one mouth. What might God be telling us? Which do you prefer more when you’re...
Rodger Price | 1 min read
Mommy, Listen to Me! “Mommy, listen to me! Quit saying Uh huh, and give me an answer!” How many of us Mommies are...
Karen Mulder | 1 min read
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