Do You Have a Hole in Your Heart?
The following wisdom is from Max Lucado. He asks, “Do you have a hole in your heart?” Perhaps the wound is...
Do You Have a Hole in Your Heart?
TAG: Relationships
Don’t Quote Scripture to a Suffering Friend
Don’t Quote Scripture to a Suffering Friend
Editor’s note: the following story is adapted from Karen’s book, The Compassionate Congregation. Judy shares the...
But What If I Don’t Like My Father?
But What If I Don’t Like My Father?
Sometimes it's easy to forget that not all children can celebrate their father on Father’s Day. This might be due...
One Hour to Live
One Hour to Live
Author Stephen Levine asks the question, “If you had an hour to live and could make only one phone call—who would you call, what would you say, and why are you waiting?" Stephen continues, “Who knows what we are waiting for? Perhaps we want to believe we will live forever, or that “someday” we will get around to telling the people we love, just how much we love them. Whatever the reasons, most of us simply wait too long. "
Say, “I’m Sorry”
Say, “I’m Sorry”
Can you say, “I’m sorry?”
Mark Tyrell, therapist, speaker and author says: “Some people do not apologize, and can never admit they were wrong. Sorry isn’t a word they can say unless they are asking you to be.
People who don’t say sorry to their partner are much less likely to ever become married, or if they do they are much less likely to stay married. Never or seldom apologizing is a relationship crusher because one partner ends up feeling always in the wrong.”
I Appreciate You
I Appreciate You
Your words are windows to your heart. Author J. Allan Petersen tells about a flight he took on a 747 out of...
What advice do you give to an adult son who is being abused by his mother?
What advice do you give to an adult son who is being abused by his mother?
Dear Karen,
I have a friend who's elderly mother has always been emotionally controlling, abusive and just down right mean. I would describe her as "toxic", just full of venom. She seems to have never learned any other way to get her needs met. I would say she is mentally ill. Her son, my friend, is the only family member willing to make sure she is cared for. What is your advice for the son in this case... day after day, week after week subjected to the assaults to his heart, soul and humanity as he tries to do the right thing for his mother? - Sarah
Relationships: Troubled and Broken (Friends and Relatives)
Relationships: Troubled and Broken (Friends and Relatives)
Unwise Counsel I was devastated. My sister, who had been one of my best friends, and I had had a falling...
