For the last several years, instead of making New Year’s Resolutions, which are quickly broken, I’ve chosen instead a “One Word” for the year with a Scripture (or Scriptures) and sometimes a song. Usually the word or the theme for […]
Blessed: 5 Tips for Holiday Stress
The holidays are one of the most anticipated times of the year for families. But they can also be one of the most stressful for some people, with top stressors being lack of time, lack of money, commercialism, the pressures […]
Depression and addiction during the holidays
Lately I’ve talked with two different Christian women friends who shared that they become deeply depressed during the holidays–that period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, when so many people are joyful and excited, planning and cooking a big family meal, shopping, […]