The signs and symptoms of codependency are often overlooked or missed. When a counselor told me: “You are codependent. You should read this book… “, denial kicked in. Nobody wants a label, least of all in front of the person who has wounded you. My husband sat there nodding with a smug look on his face. This seemed to… Read More
How to love as God loves: His love never fails
It is February, with Valentine’s Day right in the middle, and I thought it a good time to talk about love. However, a little research made me more aware than ever of the breach between God’s love and the worldly love that we have come to know. Most definitions of love are vague and non-descriptive. Every article you read has… Read More
Why should we forgive others who have wronged us
It seems that people think, when we forgive others, we are letting them off the hook and they are getting away scot-free. Our minds scream: justice should be done, the person should be taught a lesson and punished for their indiscretion. But forgiving is not letting a person get away without judgment because we are not judges anyway. We do… Read More
True friendship is a priority in our lives
“Sometimes we underestimate the value of true friendship until we hit a crisis”. I wrote these words in August 2018. Before the pandemic. Before our lives were tipped over in the worst possible way. Little did I know how deeply they would resonate 18 months later. If there is one thing we have learned since then, it is the… Read More
Check me out challenge
The check me out challenge is a series of 6 questionnaires, focussing on 6 key areas of wellness in our lives. The challenge is based on the well-known coaching tool, “The Wellness Wheel”, originally developed by the esteemed Zig Ziglar. I have done similar exercises myself over the years and found the visual representation of the outcome to be extremely… Read More
The Role of Relationships in our Lives
Relationships are both reward and challenge. Our ports in a storm; our greatest obstacles. Like it or not, no man is an island, we all need relationships. Even introverts need companionship. We are made in God’s image which is to be relational. The most important relationship we have is with Him, through His son Jesus, because it is that which… Read More
A Father’s Heart
Why am I writing a post about a father’s heart on a women’s blog? Because we all have a father of our own, our children have one, we may be married to one, our sons grow up and become one, and as a single mom, you are one. Fathers, both biological and surrogate, have a crucial role to play in… Read More