Adoption (a dop` tion) n. 1. Building a family through the process of concentrated, dedicated, enduring love, rather than biology. We are adopting!!! We are so deeply excited. This has been on Joel and my heart for a few years now, especially when we realized we were struggling with infertility. Our vision for our home…
Welcome Nervous Part…
Today is the day, my blog officially launches out into the world. I’m jumping into the flow of the river, where “harmony emerges from integration” (Dr. Dan Siegel’s River Analogy). I love Dan Siegel’s work…but sometimes his scientific terms, go over my head! So in laymen’s terms (my translation): I’m floating along, this journey of blogging,…
About a therapists recounting…
Welcome, I’m so glad you are here… Some visions for my blog: 1. Share my personal life, outside my role as psychotherapist. Before becoming a counselor, I always thought how intriguing it would be to know more about my counselors, professors, mentors, and other adult role models real lives, behind their professional, emotionally intelligent…
My littlest brother is venturing into married life: Oh my heart! Warmest advice to you and your bride.
When Evangeline asked me if I would be willing to share a devotional at Jana’s bridal shower, I looked at my calendar and saw that I was volunteering to check in kiddos at my church that morning, and in the evening I had a massage scheduled. Jana’s shower fell right in between. Could I balance…