Never Stop Being Thankful: A Thanksgiving Survival Guide Okay, let’s be real. Thanksgiving isn’t just a holiday – it’s a spiritual obstacle course that tests your patience, faith, and ability to not throw a turkey across the room. I’ve survived enough family gatherings to know that Thanksgiving is basically a masterclass in faith, forgiveness, and …
Supporting Friends Through Mental Health Challenges: A Faith-Based Perspective Let’s talk about something that’s becoming more and more common in our fast-paced world – mental health challenges. I’ve been thinking a lot about how we can really show up for our friends and family members when they’re struggling. You know what’s amazing? When we combine …
With 2025 rapidly approaching, the focus on veterans’ mental health has never been sharper. All of our valiant warriors have sacrificed so much, and we owe it to them to be more proactive about helping them stay mentally healthy.Let’s face it – military-to-civilian transition is no cakewalk. It’s more like trudging through a minefield, from PTSD to …
Have you experienced that moment when someone reminds you of your birthday without hitting Facebook’s reminder button or the generic posting on Social Media? Or when your friend brings over your favorite cup of coffee just for no reason? These times – it’s just pure magic. They’re the fabrics that knit our friendships together into something truly wonderful, …
Something happened in my neighborhood coffee shop a couple of years back. Two friends turned up at each other’s doorstep every Tuesday morning, notebooks in hand, not to just catch up, but to intentionally invest in each other. It was their “Growth Tuesday,” they said. It occurred to me then how friendship is when we decide to be …