July 2015

Angry teen age boy re: Five Essentials of Anger Managment

Five Essentials of Anger Management

Anger management remains a hot topic for the web, as evidenced by the 20,300,000 entries popping up in just 0.3 seconds. After decades of working through my own short-fuse, I’ve discovered five essentials of anger management that have helped me get a grip. For a long time, my stomach tightened whenever confronted with Bible verses […]

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Teen age girl with laptop re: an Open Letter to Disillusioned Teenage Girls

An Open Letter to Disillusioned Teenage Girls

Life is hard, and injustice rules the world. You want to be part of the action that rights the wrongs. You are so ready to join a family of like-minded youth. Yup, I’m an old lady, but I totally get that. In fact, that’s exactly why I wrote you and your friends an open letter […]

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Trainer helping lady to lift weight: for Three Essentials of Wait-Training

Three Essentials of Wait-Training

Folks of all ages are on-board with the latest Be Your Best fad–weight- or strength-training. The trend contributes to improved health for young and old alike. Interestingly, the three essentials of wait-training are the same, contributing to improved spiritual health. Focus The first step in physical change centers on narrowing one’s target and focusing the […]

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Flying Bald Eagle, picturing the four gurantees re: waiting

Four Guarantees RE: Waiting

If you’ve ever cried out to God for help or direction, you’ve likely experienced the challenge of waiting. Often, we’ve already wrestled with the problem for a long time before asking for God’s help. From our viewpoint, anything but an immediate answer is counterproductive, isn’t it? Apparently God didn’t see things that way, inspiring the […]

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Rainbow over Bull River (Photo by Margie Collin)

Rainbow–Not Just a Logo–the Sign of God’s Covenant

Knuckles aching, I squeezed the armrests tighter. The blizzard tossed the Boeing 707 like a kite in the wind. Is this really a safer route home for Christmas 1967? Driving the snow-packed, icy Montana roads seemed less dangerous to me than my first-ever flight. That’s when I glanced through the tiny window and saw the […]

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