Anxiety and Depression: I Surrender All (Sort Of)

by | Feb 24, 2022 | Care Giving, Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Insecurities, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships

I know better than to ask an expert on anxiety and depression to be a guest on our show. Naturally, just days before my interview with Michelle Lazurek, my computer crashed. I mean dead. So, there I lay. In bed in the middle of the night. Wide awake. Totally stressed,...

Pinterest: An Interview Where I Least Expect It!

by | Feb 3, 2022 | Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Divorce, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Insecurities, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Parenting, Reading, Sex for Christians, Strengthening Relationships

So, this week when I ran through my Pinterest notifications, I found this one! Yes, my book is on someone else’s Pinterest page. Wow! Silly I know, but can I just pause and be amazed. I found my book on someone else’s Pinterest page. Pretty cool! Pinterest...

Family Fatigue: Building Back Better Families with Deb DeArmond

by | Jan 6, 2022 | Communication, Companionship, Conversation, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships

Got “family fatigue”? With the holidays over, we all know family fatigue is real. I wish I’d coined the phrase, family fatigue. But I borrowed it from a wise friend. I thought I’d find family fatigue all over the internet. But maybe my friend invented it. Just in...

Drug Addiction and Your Child: You are NOT Alone.

by | Oct 14, 2021 | Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Death, Education, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Marriage, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships, Teenagers

I fell in love with Bobbie Ziemer’s beautiful heart. And with her great courage to pull together a book about Drug Addiction. Bobbie Ziemer with her daughter Madison celebrating Fall at the elementary school a few years ago. If you found this blog because you are...

The Drug Pandemic. Not in Vain: Real Addiction. Real Pain.

by | Oct 7, 2021 | Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Death, Divorce, Education, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships, Teenagers

The drug pandemic took one of her children. But Bobbie Ziemer decided, “Not in vain!”  Lord willing.  Today’s blog is dedicated to Madison Ziemer Cross in remembrance of her beautiful life and honoring the anniversary of her entrance to heaven on October 10,...

Marriage and Family: Marriage in the Era of Broken Hearts

by | Sep 30, 2021 | Communication, Companionship, Conversation, Divorce, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Parenting, Prayer, Reading, Strengthening Relationships

We live in an era of broken hearts, wounding histories, cohabitation, blended families, and all sorts of new configurations of marriage and family. Dave and I LOVE it when we catch a quiet moment with Sandra Beck! ❤️ “My marriage was so bad. I realize it was not worth...