Congratulations Gabriel!  Mom and I are extremely happy for you and proud of your accomplishments with the Football team as you guys won your State championship game yesterday!  We are so proud of you! I am proud of you because you held this as a goal for yourself since last year, and man, have you guys blown the … More Congratulations Gabriel! Love, Mom and Dad

These are a few of my favorite memories that we have shared, that have made the past 25 years moments of joy in my life with you. I hope and pray that our son Gabriel will be blessed with a wonderful Proverbs 31 woman like I have. Given with love to you, Ken 1989: The year … More Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary Leslie!

The scriptures below are truisms, affirmations and “re-mind-ders” of who I actually am and reading them remind and inspire me to live up to my DNA, my character. As time permits, please take time to read them to remind you that you too are more than the sum of the behavior you have engaged in, committed … More My Identity In Christ

Thank you for reading “The Emotion of Shame” Part 1 of 3 and Part 2 of 3. In this final post on the Emotion of Shame, I would like to suggest how Steps Four through Step Seven of the Twelve Steps of Emotions Anonymous (or of any Twelve Step fellowship) could help us as we endeavor … More The Emotion of Shame (Part 3 of 3)

Thank you for reading “The Emotion of Shame” (Part 1 of 3). In this post, I would like to suggest how the 1st seven steps of the Twelve Steps of Emotions Anonymous (or of any Twelve Step fellowship) could help us as we endeavor to overcome and grow beyond the effect of toxic and dehumanizing … More The Emotion of Shame (Part 2 of 3)

Shame is one of the most intriguing but also one of the most damaging of all emotions that human beings experience.  In a moment we’ll take a look at two sides of Shame but as we start to “unpack” and explore this emotion, have you ever considered how this particular emotion, which many of us have been taught is damaging to ourselves and … More The Emotion of Shame (Part 1 of 3)

“…But when He, the Spirit of Truth comes, He will guide you into all Truth” – John 16:12 (TNIV) “You will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free” – John 8:32 (TNIV) Thank you for reading “The Emotion of Guilt” (Part 1 of 3 and Part 2 of 3). In this post, … More The Emotion of Guilt (Part 3 of 3 – The “TRUTH” Tool)

Thank you for reading The Emotion of Guilt (Part 1 of 3).  In this post, I’d like to share some thoughts about two passages of scripture from the Bible to deepen our understanding of the emotion and to learn how “healthy guilt” helps us to experience safety and success with behavior that is problematic or addictive in nature.  I think … More The Emotion of Guilt (Part 2 of 3)

Guilt is an emotion we typically feel when we have not lived up to a standard or value that we have set or that someone else has set for us. Guilt is also an emotion we feel in our body, but we also feel guilt when our conscience (#7) “informs” us that we have not lived up … More The Emotion of Guilt (Part 1 of 3)

Just like anger, we ask ourselves the question: Is all fear bad fear? Not at all. Fear is an important emotion that tells us there is something we need to look at or address which could be an actual threat to us or to someone we love. However, unhealthy reactions to fear, as we read … More The Emotion of Fear (2 of 2)