How to Overcome Addiction

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When you hurt, you sometimes look for relief. . .in a bottle. This relief, this pleasure plays peek-a-boo. You see it then it’s gone, obliterated. Kc Hutter, a Facebook friend and author of her memoir A Broken Heart, flirted with alcoholism. She began drinking during her first marriage while her husband traveled out of town week after… [Continue Reading]

Mending Your Heart After Divorce

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Wouldn’t it be terrific to mend your hurting heart after divorce? Today is the second of eight posts in my website’s blog series, “Mending a Broken Heart.” You can read the first post here. During the series at my website, we’ll talk about hope and healing from tough stuff like abuse and divorce, addiction and the death… [Continue Reading]

Why the Proverbs 31 Woman DISTURBS Me!

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TThe Proverbs 31 woman disturbs me. Too perfect, too polished, just another unattainable standard. I’ll never measure up. Ever. Am I jealous? Perhaps. You see, I  don’t want to be her. I want to hurt her. Wow! It felt good to admit that. Thankfully the Proverbs 31 woman doesn’t exist. Most theologians agree she is… [Continue Reading]

Music from Mess, Treasure from Trash

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Imagine a slum built on a landfill. Picture craftsmen fashioning musical instruments from the trash. Hear music from the mess–and hope. The LandFill Harmonic makes music from the trash people dump. In a landfill as big as hill. A slum on a landfill called home to families who live off the trash. The trash belongs… [Continue Reading]