Category: Mental Health
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Full Books, Heavy Hearts
When we collect our hurts like emotional trading stamps. If you grew up in this part of Texas before 1980, you probably remember S&H Green Stamps. Every time you checked out at the grocery store the cashier would count out a strip of little green stamps based on how much you spent. You’d take them…
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Under a Broom Tree
Elijah was the greatest prophet in Israel’s history — and one day he sat under a broom tree and asked God to let him die. If you have ever known that kind of exhaustion, you are in good company. The God who met Elijah in the wilderness has not stopped paying attention.
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Fog It!
A few years ago I was going through one of the worst times of my life. My blood pressure was up and my stress was out of control. The turning point of my recovery occurred when I made a new friend. Ben was wise and compassionate. He had been through difficult times before and he…