Category Archives: Holidays

World Suicide Prevention Day: You are not alone

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. While I have not personally been impacted by suicide, in my work I have seen more people wanting to kill themselves than I ever wanted to. It breaks my heart as a person and a counselor that people come to places of such deep pain and desperation that ending […]

Be Curious: 3 Ways to Cultivate Curiosity

We’ve all had those moments where we are trying to communicate with our partner or spouse and the next thing you know, it’s become miscommunication! We find ourselves defensive and maybe even digging in our heels instead of really listening to what the other person is saying. We all want more intimate and more deeply […]

Creating a Marriage-Centered Blended Family: 3 Tips to Get Started

Today’s blog is by guest-blogger, Kyleen Baptiste. Kyleen is the founder of Foreign Soil Ministries and passionate about helping blended families thrive! I hope you enjoy…Heather Recently I was catching up on some podcasts and I listened to one on having a Marriage-Centered Family. It was so good! They shared about the biblical truths of […]

How to Maintain Your Mental Health and Enjoy the Holidays

I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that every year is going by more quickly. Whether I am ready for it or not, Thanksgiving has already passed and December is quickly coming upon us again. The holidays can bring a lot of fun enjoying family traditions and finding ways to bring joy […]