Six years ago, I made the difficult choice to go “no contact” with my mom. Those who have wrestled with navigating toxic and abusive family relationships know how hard it can be to step away. It’s easy to fall back into accepting the “known” toxic behavior of someone close to you when it’s familiar. It’s even harder to step into […]
How is your summer going? Busy? As my pastor noted this past Sunday, it doesn’t matter what stage of life you’re in- whether you’re a teenager working this summer, a parent taking care of young children, a working adult, a retiree volunteering in your community, or someone care-giving for a loved one- busyness is all too easy to come by […]
Do you remember making friends at six years old? Maybe you easily met someone on the monkey bars, or you coordinated a game of tag, or you started up a conversation with your soccer teammate that blossomed into a friendship. For many of us, making and establishing friends seemed easier then. At six years old, the world seemed ripe with […]