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Journaling 101: Releasing Your Emotions onto the Page
My first journal was an ugly black thing. I had completed my freshman year in college and moved back home for the summer, but by then my family had moved to a rural area and no longer had a designated room for me in their house. That was also the year that my first...
Divine Insights: The Gifts of Epiphanies and Revelation from God
Sometimes this mortal existence can be a bit trying, don’t you think? All the emphasis on trying to earn enough money to survive, dealing with what is politically correct (and not), and figuring out what our priorities should be among all the things competing for our...
Does Jesus Really Know Me?Discovering His Unseen Influence
I’ve always been intrigued by the scripture in Matthew 7:21-23. Perhaps it has caught your attention too. Not everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven Many will say to...
Weathering the Storms of Life:Healing from Trauma through Reflective Journaling
The storms of life are common to all of us. Whether the storm is mild or furious, the winds straight-line or spiraling wildly, the rain falling in torrents or hail thrashing everything around us, they can be intimidating. I know one woman who is so traumatized by past...