Archive for May, 2017

Divorce is a Nasty Word
Divorce. It’s a nasty word. I always felt like it made people look at me differently. I knew in their heads they were thinking “Oh, she is broken and a failure, so sad.” I was married at 21. He was a bit older and successful. He told me everything I wanted to hear, needed to […]
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What is Conflict anyway?
“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” James 1:19-20 (ESV) Conflict, what is conflict anyway? A conflict is usually a serious disagreement or argument, typically a lengthy one between two or more […]
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Bend like a willow
Bend like a willow….For a long time I used to rely on a wise saying that it is better to bend like a willow than break like a mighty oak….The meaning of this to me was that it was better to surrender in love, truth and humility, to a storm of conflict, than to stand […]
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