by mcl | Dec 2, 2015 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Laurel Boyd, LPC, LMFT Christmas! Our promised savior was born! It is a holiday with so much promise and hope. When I was a little girl, Christmas was the most magical time of the year! The whole season and buildup of anticipation was so much fun—the music,...
by mcl | Nov 2, 2015 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Shannon Everhart Collins Wow, it is so hard to believe we are approaching the holidays! It doesn’t seem possible that within the next few weeks we will be celebrating Thanksgiving. What does the word thankful mean? The dictionary definition of thankful is: “To be...
by mcl | Oct 6, 2015 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Laurel Boyd LPC, LMFT An Open Letter to Those with Same-Sex Attraction Dear Person, Yes, first and foremost you are a person, and while God made us with lots of different aspects and one of those is sexuality, there is so much more to you. I’m sorry that once it is...
by mcl | Sep 1, 2015 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Jennifer Heggie, LPC-S, NCC “Summer time, and the livin’ is (was!) easy,” as the Ella Fitzgerald song goes. Just like it is hard for adults to go back to work after a vacation, it is just as hard for kids to transition back to school after summer break. Now that...
by mcl | Aug 5, 2015 | Columns, Let's Talk It Over, Relationships
By Jennifer Heggie, LPC-S, NCC It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over and school is getting ready to be back in full swing. For most kids, summer is about swimming, summer camp, family vacations, and rest and relaxation. The start of a new school year means...