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Five Great Resources for Fostering Faith Conversations With Your Kids

June 27, 2018 by Stephanie Leave a Comment

  “You shall put these words of mine in your heart and soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and fix them as an emblem on your forehead. 19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when […]

Filed Under: Sacred Connections Tagged With: alcoholism, Bible, Bible teaching, cancer, community, conversations, depression, devotions, divorce, faith, family, fears, God, Holy Spirit, internet, parents, prayer, story telling, teenager, trusting God, youtube

Soul Care-After an Unexpected Descent Into Depression

August 10, 2017 by Stephanie 1 Comment

Without warning, I found my mental state rapidly shifting. For one week in late March, it seemed to spin out of my control. Increasing anxiety gripped my soul, its force building stronger each day. Suddenly, the anxiety transformed into a deep depression. Never had I felt such a heaviness pressing upon me.  After a few […]

Filed Under: Mental Health Tagged With: anxiety, brokenness, control, depression, father, God, heal, Jesus, medication, mental health, power, solitude, therapy, trust

Why “Back to School Season” is Not Exciting For Some of Us

September 21, 2016 by Stephanie 2 Comments

It happens every year around July 5th…..As we walk into a store, the former 4th of July/Seasonal section transforms in the blink of an eye to shelves filled with notebooks, markers, crayons. Fall beckons even though the temperature bathes us in swelting heat. And the dread begins. School will begin soon. For some parents, the […]

Filed Under: Mental Health Tagged With: anxiety, child, depression, fall, homeschool, IEP, mental health, parenting, purpose, schedule, school, struggle, student, teacher

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