“Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal.” C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves Love and pain are unavoidably intertwined. As humans, we know this in the depths of our being, yet naturally, we try to shield… Read More »Choosing to Love When Pain is Inevitable
Loving the Wounded Child If you have landed on this site looking for trauma-related topics and discovered not everything falls into that category, or, if you are here for the non-trauma-related content but are suddenly seeing lots of posts about it, that is because I have merged two sites together. (If you are looking for LTWC posts, select Adoption, Foster Care, and Trauma Parenting… Read More »About “Loving the Wounded Child” Trauma-Related Posts
The selfie world is feeding us (and our children) the message that “it’s all about you!”, yet happiness remains elusive.
For kids from hard places who have had chaotic, deeply distressing, and highly stressful experiences in their early years, the language of play may not have had a chance to develop. Instead, they have become fluent in the language of hyper-vigilance, anxiety, fear, insecurities, anger, and survival.
(UPDATE: The first call to action through prayer and fasting took place on February 4, 2019. As there is an ongoing need for fasting and prayer over this issue, and in light of the current Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision this post is updated with a request for us to join together with ongoing prayer and fasting) A few years ago I had a… Read More »A Call to Actin: Fast and Pray for the Unborn
Two Tears on the Window–An ordinary Canadian couple disappears in China A true story by Julia & Kevin Garratt Although they describe themselves as “an ordinary Canadian couple,” Kevin and Julia Garrett’s story is anything but ordinary. In 1984, newly married, seeking adventure, and longing to offer aid to a third-world country, the Canadians moved to China. For 30 years they poured their hearts… Read More »Book Review: Two Tears on the Window
Love… Seek… Trust… …With all your heart. There are many scripture passages in the Bible containing the phrase “with all your heart.” Some of the better-known and frequently quoted verses are Proverbs 3:5 and Deuteronomy 6:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5, NIV) Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all… Read More »How to Seek God “with All Your Heart”
Outside of the will of God there is nothing I want, and in the will of God there is nothing I fear. – A.W. Tozer This quote resonates deeply within my being– so much meaning wrapped up in one short string of words. It implies complete trust in the God of the Universe, total surrender to His purposes, perfect peace in His plans. Oh, that… Read More »The Will of God: Are you in it?
Equip your child to overcome fear Sadly, children who have experienced adverse childhood events are often prone to have ongoing anxiety and fears. Some of the fears may come at odd (to us) times and may even seem irrational. But rational or not, if our children are anxious and afraid, we should do our best to equip them with tools and strategies to calm themselves… Read More »Bible Memorization for Children: Overcoming Fear {With Printable}
Follow Your Heart “Follow your heart, it knows the way.” “Life is too short not to go where your heart leads.” –Alex Elle “Always listen to your heart, because even though it’s on your left side, it’s always right.”–Nicolas Sparks “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.” –Steve Jobs “Follow your heart and you… Read More »Why you Shouldn’t “Follow Your Heart”