Like many people, my children find it easy to honor and celebrate their father. Many fathers exemplify Faithfulness. They are Affirming, Trustworthy, Honest, Encouraging, and Reliable. May God bless you and magnify the beauty you bestow on your children. However, this was not my experience. Father’s Day left me feeling empty inside for many years. Maybe your story is similar to mine and you can relate. How do you honor someone you are terrified of? How do you honor someone yo

This year, Mother’s Day was filled with a whole mess of jumbled-up emotions. It has been this way for the last 8 years. This year was no exception because it was the first Mother's Day without my husband, best friend, and father of my four children. On one hand, my heart was filled with joy, overflowing with tremendous love and deep gratitude for my children. On the other hand, it was a painful reminder that I am temporarily separated from two of those I hold dear to my heart

With Valentine's Day approaching the word love or references to love are everywhere. The thing is, love involves relationships, and relationships involve people, so it's not always a rosy picture. Relationships are difficult because people are difficult. We all have the capacity to hurt those around us, particularly those we care about the most. So, if love is only a feeling, and that is exactly how it is most often portrayed, we are all in a heap of trouble my friends! Feeli