Posts Categorized: The Counselor Is In

Whatever you focus on, you will become – If you focus on failure, you will fail.  If you focus on success you will succeed.  If you focus on what you can do, the things you can’t do won’t be that important.  Focus on what you can do – not what you can’t Too often the troubles…

Happy New Year. Take a few minutes to reflect on all the wonderful, successful and pleasing things you did this past year. Don’t discount the times you held your temper, extended a helping hand, listened compassionately and worked to resolve conflicts.  Allow it to motivate you to even greater goals for next year. Thank you for following me and signing up…

“For God so loved the world. . . ”  John 3:16 This old familiar scripture verse defines Christmas and why we celebrate. Christmas is filled with time commitments adding to an already hectic schedule as we make mad dashes to the store for last minute presents. Our “have to” lists are often long and burdensome….

There have been many times in my life when things seemed hopeless – when I had run out of options and solutions and like the Psalmist, cried out to God:  “Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to thee, when my heart is faint.” In…

Christmas cards promote peace to our world. We tend to project that idea of peace out there – to the world at large. It suggests freedom from war and harmony with nations of opposing ideology and purposes. Yet peace begins within each of us and it starts with making peace with God; then ourselves and radiates…

“What a stack of blessings you have piled up for those who worship you, Ready and waiting for all who run to you to escape an unkind world.” Ps 31- The Message In the struggles of life, blessings can seem far removed from us. I know that when I am in the thick of things,…

Blessings – they are there in the everyday routines of life. But we seldom see them because we are so caught up in our jobs and work and worries. In fact, we seldom find time to spend any time with a God who has blessed us in so many ways. Sometimes in our tragedies and…

My refrigerator stopped working. Like most emergencies, this did not fit into my time frame or financial budget. However, like it or not, this was a problem I had to deal with now and not later. Like any problem, the first thing that was required was an assessment and evaluation. I had discovered the outage before my…

It seems more and more of my friends and loved ones are experiencing sorrow, losses and life-threatening or devastating news. For some, it seems as though the heavens have opened up and a truck load of problems and tragedies have been dumped on them – much like the tsunami that tore through the coastal town…

Years ago my husband and I were fortunate enough to live and work in England. We lived in a charming little town about thirty miles outside London. While my husband worked for DODDS, I commuted to London to work. I remember vividly my initiation to their weather. I left home under a cloudless, sunny sky. Forty-five…