Parents Of Troubled Adults Face Dilemmas

Taken from the Boston Globe  which is located   HERE. His adult stepson was acting erratically and seemed increasingly volatile, as if he might strike them or do something worse. Guy Beales and his wife mulled seeking a restraining order or asking a judge to order emergency treatment in a hospital, but in the end, they [...]

Tracey Gold To Host “Starving Secrets”, A Show Addressing Anorexia, Beginning December 2nd on Lifetime Television

Taken from PopStar  which is located   HERE. Actress Tracey Gold has had her own share of growing pains, but now she’s helping others cope with their own. The actress, best known for her role as Carol Seaver on the 1980′s sit-com Growing Pains, has created a new reality show for Lifetime called “Starving Secrets.”  The [...]

Bring Change 2 Mind: Helping Erase The Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness

Bring Change 2 Mind is an organization that works towards eliminating the stigma that so often is associated with mental illness.  Their website recently posted a mission that individuals can choose to adhere to.  I have chosen to share that mission here as well as linking to the  Bring Change 2 Mind website which is [...]

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year?

I have “known” Randall Slack and his daughter for several years.  Today we can know people via the phone and internet without having met.  Randall has been a Pastor and served God faithfully. You’re about to meet Rachel.  She was a big reason I began this blog as I used to read her blog and [...]

Upper Springs: Streams In The Desert, November 27th, 2011

“And Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? Who answered, give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs” (Joshua 15:18, 19). There are both upper and nether springs. They are springs, not stagnant pools. [...]

Prayer Requests & Praise Reports: November 27th, 2011

The Same Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, You do not change. The earth cracks, the seas roar, the nimrods shake their fists, dark doers threaten. We are not affected in Spirit and Truth. There is no turning. Our face is toward You Who equipped us with promises fulfilled. As we wait, we worship. As we worship, [...]

Praise & Worship: November 26th, 2011

Song List 1.  Praise You In This Storm-  Casting Crowns 2.  By Your Side-  Tenth Avenue North 3.  With All I Am-  Hillsong 4.  Beautiful Lord-  Leeland 5.  Waiting Here For You– Christy Nockels 6.  My Soul Longs For You-  Misty Edwards 7.  Just One Touch From The King-  Godfrey Birtill 8.  The Wonder Of [...]

Have A Blessed Thanksgiving

Joni Eareckson Tada Interviewed On PBS

I’m of the opinion that any time Joni is speaking you can’t help but be built up.  In this interview Joni talks about her cancer among other things.  You can read the interview below but even better you can click   HERE and watch it.  You won’t regret it.  Allan Taken from PBS. org which is [...]

Knowledge About Mental Illness Increases Likelihood Of Seeking Help

Taken from   Active Minds  which is located   HERE.   Increased knowledge about mental illness, attitudes of tolerance toward people with mental illness, and support for providing them with care in the community lead to an increased likelihood of individuals seeking help, according to research appearing in the June issue of the American Psychiatric Association’s journal [...]