The Divine Pursuit: A Study of Jonah — Nicole Unice Becoming a counselor is a weird sort of schooling. What other graduate program teaches you how to listen, ask good questions, and read interpersonal dynamics? Who but future counselors study nonverbal cues, birth order, and “solution-focused questions?” Counseling techniques easily transform into entertaining party tricks:…
I will have to put Extraordinary Measures in my 2010 Top 10 Movies. On the recommendation of my son, my husband and I sat down to watch this movie via Netflix. (By the way, we have had Netflix for over five years and we love it!) Inspired by the true story of John Crowley and…
I have just spent the last two weeks with my children. They are 31-years-old and have children of their own. By any reasonable standard they are grown. The question that is running in my spirit today is: Do I treat them like they are grown? I am going to ask myself a few questions and…
I am here in this Monday with a very long list of prayer requests. The situations all need God to directly intervene. The pain and suffering in the hearts of the people involved is extraordinary. In my heart, in my spirit where I have stored the testimonies of my life and the testimonies of…
I am visiting family in Arizona. “Immigration” is a word that the media currently associate with Arizona. It is so much more than that with its beautiful sunsets, lovely hacienda-style homes, and diverse communities. Critics of the immigration laws here feel it promotes racial profiling. I would immediately have to ask, “Aren’t 99 44/100% of the illegal…
I watched the movie, Taking Chance, again recently. Starring Kevin Bacon in his best role, the true story come from Bacon’s character, Lt. Col. Michael Strobl (USMC Ret.) about his experience as an escort for Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps on his last trip home from Iraq. Killed when an IED ended his 19 year life,…
I wrote a blog on this show a year ago and gave it mixed reviews but overall positive. I cannot say that here in Season 2 and I am bummed about that. This year, Hawthorne is at a new hospital and the characters (staff) is so out there that I cannot watch it. Hawthorne signs…
Twenty years ago, I had a beautiful opal that I wanted reset from a necklace into a mother’s ring. My brother and his family lived in Montana at that time and had friends, the Gneitings, who were gifted in just that art who could help me. I wish my photography matched the beauty of this…
I love to read. As a publisher, I spend a lot of time reading ‘for work’. I also read and study for my spiritual health. That is import but just like a professional athlete likes to play a sport ‘for fun’ so I need to read ‘for fun’ too. I am looking for Christian fiction….
Anne Dalton has been a friend for over 15 years. After seeing her this past week, I can say without any doubt – I have not met all the many faces (facets) of Anne! This woman takes her gift for teaching (26 years in Title 1 schools) into her current season as an historical interpreter,…