"You Shouldn't Feel That Way" (the many ways we say this and why and how to stop)
Claudia Black, a leading author and theorist regarding adult children of alcoholics, has identified three dysfunctional rules of an alcoholic family. 1. Don’t talk. 2. Don’t feel. 3. Don’t trust. I’m pretty sure these rules don’t only apply to people dealing...God Is Bigger Than the Bible
I sat waiting for friends when I couldn’t help overhearing a gentleman at a nearby table. He dominated the conversation by quoting Bible scriptures, then elaborated on their meanings. The woman and man who accompanied him tried to join in, but mostly sounded like they...Called to Clean (when our calling clashes with our expectations)
Cleaning and organizing didn’t fit my idea of God’s calling on my life. A book on the New York Times Best Seller list was more what I had in mind.Scrubbing floors couldn’t possibly be a vocation, anymore than it could bring in enough money to help get on with my...I Wish I Were Dead
After reading Dave Hamlin’s blog post Wanted: Dead and Alive, I think I got it. Dave describes better than I ever could what God’s been up to for the last, oh, I don’t know, 55 or so years of my life. The last eight have been especially significant, as well as...Hi, I’m Kim.
I write about Getting Your Own Life While Loving the People In It which means we live our lives, honor our emotions, and show up for our relationships.
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