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Trek – Week Twenty-Two

Remember, without healthy relationships, we don’t change and we don’t heal.  So, learning to express our feelings to others in ways that they can hear us and know us is the next step in our trek toward recovery. First, we recognize and identify our … [Read more...]

Journey – Week Twenty-Two

I don’t want to belabor this point, but let me give an illustration from my own life. When I rejoined Troy a month after his abrupt dismissal and departure, I was in a very vulnerable position emotionally. I had just been through a very difficult … [Read more...]

Walking Free – Week Twenty-One

What does surrender ultimately accomplish? Take a deep breath in and let it out. Now reach up and feel the pulse in your neck. Every breath you breathe - every heartbeat you feel - is an act of God’s mercy. You would not be alive if it were not for … [Read more...]

Trek – Week Twenty-One

Okay, so usually when someone starts talking about expressing feelings, people start experiencing some predictable reactions. I’ve heard everything from “You’ve got to be kidding me” to “No (bleeping) way!” The fact that most people are so resistant … [Read more...]