A few weeks ago, I led the first Journal Gently Mini Workshop. During this time, I took one piece of the Journal Gently program and expanded it to an hour of teaching and writing exercises. We focused on perspective and the role it plays not just in our journaling but in our healing, as well. And VIEW MORE
What Are You Feeling Possessive Of?
“Mom, I need a tank top!” “Okay, borrow one of mine.” “Mom, I’m out of body wash.” “You can use my soap until we get you some more.” “Mom, I can’t find my brush.” “Go ahead and use mine.” My daughter is now at the age where she is starting to share and borrow some of my things. And VIEW MORE
Don’t Vacuum While the Dog’s Sleeping: A Story About Juggling Responsibilities
It’s almost a If You Give a Mouse a Cookie type story. You know the one? "If you give a mouse a cookie, he’s going to want a glass of milk. If you give him a glass of milk, he’ll probably ask you for a straw.” And so on. Well, if you vacuum while the dog’s sleeping, then you’re going to wake him VIEW MORE
The Flip-Out Rule in Journaling
“I don’t want to face that again. It feels like too much.” Many of my clients have experienced tremendous grief or trauma in their lives, and as we seek God together through our writing back and forth, there is often a pressure they are feeling—whether from themselves or family members or VIEW MORE
Introduction to Journaling: Creating Your Own Journaling Routine
When I say the word journal, the image that might very well pop into your mind is that of a woman sitting with a notebook at a quiet desk, writing for 20 or 30 minutes about her deepest thoughts and fears. Or maybe you think back to your teenage self, when you recorded the day’s events and poured VIEW MORE
Holding Your Word of the Year Close All Year Long
Diligent. Rooted. Ask. Unhurried. Those are some of the words I’ve held through the past four years as a way to set an intention for the year, a focus or theme to keep me moving in a particular direction. Diligent and rooted were for those first years of business, doing what I needed VIEW MORE
How to Create Both a Short and Long Journaling Routine
One of the things my clients often ask about is how to journal while they are on vacation, or if family is staying over, or even now, over the holiday season, when schedules and routines are different than the norm. And I think that is such a great question. Something that has really helped VIEW MORE
Start Noticing What You Enjoy
"Start noticing what you enjoy."That was my journal entry for September 10, 2023.And to be honest, it wasn't even handwritten in a journal. It was on the Notes app on my phone.I had been reading an article online by a mixed media/abstract artist, and her words gave me pause.What do I VIEW MORE
[Journal Reviews] Guided Journals and Devotionals for Advent
How are you getting ready for the mystery of Christmas? That is a question I learned to hold when I served as a children’s ministries director. Our curriculum described Advent as the time to get ready for the mystery of Christmas, and Lent as the time to get ready for the mystery of Easter. A VIEW MORE
The Gift of Your Presence: Caring for Others by Being Interruptible
The lobby was crowded as people came to go through a holiday event we had set up at church. I was one of the volunteers hosting the event, so I stood near the entrance, ready to help if anyone had a question. And then a certain person walked in. Someone I was uncomfortable with.Someone who VIEW MORE
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