Empathy

When You Ask for Empathy and Receive Criticism: How to Protect Your Heart in Marriage

By LeAnne Parsons | February 12, 2025 |

Dear Beloved Reader, February is often called the month of love. It’s a time when the world paints pictures of romance, devotion, and happily-ever-afters. But for many Christian women, this month carries a different weight. It is a time of wrestling with loneliness within marriage, unmet emotional needs, and the ache of feeling unseen by the very person who was…

Can I Have Good Boundaries And Still Be Compassionate?

By Leslie Vernick | May 29, 2019 |

Morning friends, I’ve made the transition. I’m now up in Pinetop, AZ for the summer months in our little cabin in the woods. My granddaughters are here for two weeks and we are enjoying the cooler weather. Hopefully, it will warm up too, but to 80 degrees and not to 100 degrees. Looking forward to some hiking, pickleball, reading, and…