by mcl | Oct 3, 2016 | Columns, Let's Get Real, Relationships
Recovery Is More Than a Dream The Center for Hope and Healing, along with COPAC, Pine Grove Behavioral Health, and Musee Bath are delighted to host an evening of “Recovery: More Than a Dream.” The event will be held at The Venue at Broadmoor...
by mcl | Apr 12, 2015 | Columns, Let's Get Real, Relationships
By CAROLYN TOMLIN Five-year-old “Stephen” couldn’t wait until his next birthday. And who could blame him? On his fifth special day, his grandparents gave him a pony. On the fourth birthday, it was an above the ground swimming pool. Rolling her eyes, Stephen’s...
by mcl | Oct 1, 2014 | Columns, Let's Get Real, Relationships
By Suzanne B. Russell, LPC A mom calls her daughter a _ _ _ _ and a worthless _ _ _ _ _. The dad never has one kind word for his daughter. A father threatens to beat his son to a pulp while raging for 45 minutes. Are the parents abusing these children/teens? Most...
by mcl | Aug 22, 2014 | Columns, Let's Get Real, Relationships
It’s not even almost, but completely, clichéd the way we set out at the beginning of every year to become new people. My resolutions over the last decade have largely remained the same—to exercise, to stop raising my voice at my children, to read my Bible more...
by mcl | Feb 16, 2014 | Columns, Let's Get Real, Relationships
By MARCIA G. HALE “My mom can live in one half, and my dad can live in the other half, and me and my brother can live in between where they live.” What does this statement mean to you and me, being that we are adults? Silliness? Unsophisticated chatter?...
by mcl | Jun 2, 2013 | Columns, Let's Get Real, Relationships
By JANIE PILLOW Righteous Indignation (Anger) and Forgiveness For some time now, we have been looking at solutions to conflicts we have in our relationships. As we have seen, conflict can be as simple as a disagreement. But often it is more serious than this. From...
