Marriage & Relationships
Posted on November 8, 2024
by Karen Gotto, LMHC
When I was training to get my counseling degree, we often did a group activity that I liked so much that I adapted it to use with my kids, extended family, and even my Sunday school class. My son labeled it the “Positive Circle”.
Godly Living
Posted on October 29, 2024
by Andy Wyss
The United States doesn’t always feel so united. Especially during an election cycle. How can we maintain friendships with people who disagree with us on very important issues, and how do we support elected officials we didn’t vote for?
Church Worker Wellness
Posted on October 20, 2024
by Rev. Dave Gunderson
There are many ways to demonstrate your care for your pastor and professional church workers, but the best way is to be forgiving, tenderhearted and kind to one another.
Mental Health
Posted on October 17, 2024
by Rev. Jonathan Conner
If you want to avoid being swept down the cultural river toward the ocean of disordered minds, fractured relationships, and listless lives, these are the significant life changes you need to do. If you want richly meaningful lives defined by a mature spirituality, robust relationships, and profound wonder and gratitude, these are the changes you must make.
Parenting
Posted on October 14, 2024
by Karen Gotto, LMHC
Anger is a normal emotion we all experience, from infancy through old age. It is, however, a feeling that often gets labeled as “bad.” Starting to work with children at an early age on how to recognize and manage their anger is an important way to eliminate bigger anger issues in the future.
Adoption
Posted on October 7, 2024
by Adam & Sara
This story was written by Adam & Sara, an adoptive couple sharing the “God moments” during the beautiful and crazy emotional roller coaster adoption of their son, Zeke, through Lutheran Family Service.
Mental Health
Posted on September 30, 2024
by Rev. Jonathan Conner
Since 2010, when smartphones became ubiquitous and social media usage began to explode, we have seen double and triple digit percentage increases in loneliness, anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicide among young people. Imagine if we discovered that something in our water was causing similar increases in cancer. Would you remain indifferent?
Church Worker Wellness
Posted on September 23, 2024
by Angela Kollbaum, LIMHP, CPC, DCE
As church workers, we are called to serve a church or school and their members. But when the task lists seem to go on forever, how are we supposed to manage all the responsibilities AND have a family AND have a social life?
Marriage & Relationships
Posted on September 15, 2024
by Lindy Hinckley, tLMFT
Feeling a chill in your marriage? Feeling like your spouse has become more like a roommate? A cooling marriage is without spark or love, when you and your partner are turning away from each other, and moments of connectedness or intimacy are rare. If this sounds familiar, read on to find three tips for reconnecting!
Adoption
Posted on September 10, 2024
Despite struggles with addiction and incarceration, Emma’s birthmother chose life for her baby and she picked an adoptive family that could see past her faults and was willing to have an open adoption.
