by mcl | Apr 22, 2014 | Chewed Petunias, Columns, Relationships
By Susan E. Richardson “O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O...
by mcl | Apr 8, 2014 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
As a professional counselor, I find it interesting how some people view therapy. Often clients will say something about what a hard time they had actually coming in. They explain that coming to therapy felt like it meant they didn’t have it all together or that they...
by mcl | Feb 17, 2014 | Chewed Petunias, Columns, Relationships
“Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns,” (Matthew 14:13). Weak ankles have plagued me all my life, so the afternoon somewhere during my teen...
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 | Nov 2, 2013 | Chewed Petunias, Columns, Relationships
By SUSAN E. RICHARDSON “Moses returned to the LORD and said, ‘O Lord, why have you brought trouble upon this people? Is this why you sent me? Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble upon this people, and you have not rescued your...
by mcl | Nov 2, 2013 | All In The Family, Columns, Relationships
By DR. JOHN L. COX “Don’t have a Conniption Fit!!!” Please tell me that you know what that means!! I used that phrase with someone the other day and they didn’t know what a conniption was!! Has Jackson changed that much? Has it been that long?...
