Morning Friends, It’s been a tough week. Thanks for your prayers. Two dear friends have COVID-19 and feeling pretty flu-ish. I tested negative (as I had been in contact with both of them) but have been staying home pretty much for the two-week period of waiting time, which is almost over. It’s raining A LOT […]
Do I Have To Make Amends To My Abuser?
Morning friends, I am back in Phoenix for the week and boy oh boy is it hot. I forgot how hot it can get here. I can walk our dog for about 5 minutes and then we both are seeking shelter. She’s not used to it either. We both miss our long evening walks in […]
How Do I Stay Well With A Negative And Critical Man?
Morning friends, We’ve had quite a robust dialogue this past week, haven’t we? I think this is good. We all need truth tellers in our life to help us rightly divide the Word of God and also to see our situation more clearly. It’s both/and, not either or. Our blogger Veronica is right. Our ultimate […]
I’m Reacting Destructively But I Don’t Know What To Do
Morning friends, I am starting a brand new 3-month coaching group called “Walking in Core Strength.” It will begin September 7 and I will be scheduling two groups, a daytime, and an evening group. Each group is limited to 20 participants and will focus on helping YOU get healthier. For more information click here. I […]
Do I Have The Right to Cut Off Sex
Morning friend, I’m heading out West this week to visit my three favorite little girls who just can’t wait to see their Nana and Pop-pop. We will be babysitting for the first time for a few nights while their parents get a much-needed break. Pray for us and them. They’ve never stayed with us for […]
Four Ways To Overcome Evil With Good
Morning friends, Thank you for all your additions and personal examples of what constitutes abusive behavior. I have been very sick this week and unable to work so I haven’t been able to comment, but I do want to add just a few more thoughts. I think it’s important to make a crucial distinction between […]
My Friend’s Turned On Me After My Divorce – How Can I Recover?
Hi Friends I’m in Chicago and just finished visiting with my family and doing a radio program for Moody Mid-Day Connection on The Emotionally Destructive Marriage. The response was huge and I hear more and more women being willing to tell the truth about how destructive their marriage has become. And, believe it or not, […]
How Do I Break Up With A Destructive Friend?
Morning friends, We’ve been talking about our shadow and different parts of ourselves over the last few weeks. This week, I want to do something different – even a little weird but I think it might be very helpful for some of you to grasp more fully your shadow and/or the different aspects of your […]
Ten (10) Steps Necessary to Heal a Marriage After Infidelity
Morning friends, This week I am in Round Top, Texas with some very special women I meet with each year for fun, prayer, reflection, refreshment and accountability. I was hoping for warm weather after barely making my flight out of Philadelphia Saturday morning but the cold weather blew down here too. Brrrrrrr Pray for me […]
Why Do I Stay?
Good morning friends, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. And if you didn’t, I hope you have let it go and surrendered it to Christ. Life is too short to brood over what didn’t happen. There is a freedom in learning how to let go of those negative emotions and if you need […]