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Give God Thanks in Everything
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs a mother, Annette Spurr’s heart was breaking for her son Jack who had just been in a serious accident. The toddler was just under two years of age when he fell fracturing his eye socket. How could a mother possibly be thankful in this situation?
When To Stop Talking To The Dog & Get Counselling
Taking care of pets can be therapeutic, but in no way should that replace the need to open up to someone about our problems. As a child I felt a great sense of relief after talking to my dog about my woes. He was a great listener. He didn’t answer back, he didn’t...
You Know You’re a Christian Mother When…
... even before conception you begin to pray for your unborn child knowing they are your gift from God. ... when you’re nursing your newborn baby and you’re in awe of the creator with growing love for your child. ...you go without sleep during those two hourly nappy...
The Benefits & Joys Of Spending Time Outdoors
There’s something unique about being outdoors absorbing the sunshine and seeing the beauty of nature that brings our focus back to the more important things in life. While spending too much time indoors can have the opposite effect. Why is spending time outdoors so...
Assertive, Aggressive & Passive Communication Styles
As individuals we often dress, look, communicate and express ourselves in a variety of different ways. When communicating with one another we might come across to others as assertive but nice, way too nice and trying too hard or just plain aggressive. In what ways...
Fearful Hesitant Responses In Decision Making
Making decisions can be difficult at the best of times, particularly where emotions or fear is involved. Making a decision can result in hesitant responses by answering questions with, “Maybe”, “I’ll look at my calendar” or “I’ll get back to you on that?” Quite often...
How To Find Contentment & Happiness As A Wife
Many women struggle to find happiness and contentment in their marriage or in their role as a wife. Some find themselves waiting for a man to change or they wait for circumstances in their lives to change. The truth is that there isn’t perfection to be found in...
Common Symptoms Of Anxiety & The Bizarre
There are classic psychological and physical symptoms of anxiety that are well known to most of us. However, there are also those rare and bizarre symptoms we don’t often hear about. Below you’ll find those common or classic symptoms affecting others physically and...
Self-Harm – Why Do They Hurt Themselves?
Self-harm can begin as a means to control feelings of extreme psychological distress or deep emotional pain, and it refers to people who deliberately hurt their bodies by cutting, pinching, burning, biting, picking skin or sores, stabbing, bruising or punching oneself...
How I Found God To Be A Mother To The Motherless
In ' 'How I Found God To Be A Mother To The Motherless' Amy Simpson describes how she lost her mother to schizophrenia when she was only 14 years old and how in the journey to follow, she discovered that God is also a mother to the motherless. When I was 14, I lost...
The Journey Towards Self Awareness
Self-awareness plays a key role in building good relationships by allowing us to know our strengths, our weaknesses, what we like, what we dislike and where our boundaries are. Self-awareness also enables us to relate to others. In the 'The Journey Towards Self...
Do you Know Someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) as with other personality disorders, has long term effects on people’s thoughts, emotions and behaviours affecting all areas of life. NPD is associated with socially destructive behaviours that have a negative impact on...