Please Don’t Feed The Dragon
Is there a dragon in your life? I’m talking about the “fire-breathing” person, whose irrational behavior makes you feel as if you have to constantly monitor your words and actions…
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When Will Enough be Enough?
Are you unhappy in your marriage? Are you waiting for your spouse to change from being uncaring, inattentive, undemonstrative and angry into someone who is attentive, loving, affectionate and peaceful?…
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Boundary Crashers and Bullies
There are many different levels and types of abuse. Any relationship, personal or otherwise is susceptible to it. Sometimes, abuse is easily recognized, other times, it is more subtle. Abuse…
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Love is not the Promise of Eternal Passion
The quote in the image above is from Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières. What is left when passion cools? If it is really love, we are left with…
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To Divorce Or Not To Divorce… Either Way, It Takes Courage.
Between our own inner thoughts and the mixed messages we receive from our family, religious organizations and society, it is not surprising that we can feel confused about what to…
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If He Really Loved Me…
“If he really loved me, he would _______________.” This is what we say when we are caught up in our thinking. Yes, we are in pain and yes, we are…
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Painful Memories Belong In The Past
A few days ago, I received a letter from an attorney’s office. The letter informed me that I owed $3,000 to a Property Owner’s Association for assessment fees on a…
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Until Death Do Us Part
When I married my first husband, I promised to love, honor and respect him. I promised to stay with him until we were parted by death. Unfortunately, I did not…
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Hey! What about MY feelings?
This morning as I listened to a couple of women who called into a local radio station, I felt compelled to write about what I heard. I’ve changed the names to protect…
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Be Willing to Forgive
Forgiveness begins when we are willing to forgive. We must want to forgive the person who harmed us. The desire to forgive creates a space where forgiveness is possible. God…
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The Seahawks’ Super Bowl Victory 2014
I’m not going to pretend to know much about football. However, I feel pretty confident that Sunday night’s Super Bowl upset of the Denver Broncos by the Seattle Seahawks…
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Victim or Self-Reliant Individual?
Everyone has a tendency to feel sorry for herself from time to time. Sometimes, we think it would be so much easier if someone would just step in and take…
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