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What People Talk About Before They Die
Posted February 20, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in Life Challenges and Loss
By Kerry Egan, Special to CNN
As a divinity school student, I had just started working as a student chaplain at a cancer hospital when my professor asked me about my work. I was 26 years old and still learning what a chaplain did.
"I talk to the patients," I told him.
"You talk to patients? And tell me, what do people who are sick and dying ta... read more
As a divinity school student, I had just started working as a student chaplain at a cancer hospital when my professor asked me about my work. I was 26 years old and still learning what a chaplain did.
"I talk to the patients," I told him.
"You talk to patients? And tell me, what do people who are sick and dying ta... read more
5 Things Not To Say To Divorced Moms
Posted February 20, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in Life Challenges and Loss
By Jacqueline Burt on CafeMom's blog, The Stir.
Growing up as the daughter of a single mother, I swore I'd never be a single mom myself. My mother did her best, as I think most of us do, but I was well aware of the fact that her situation -- our situation -- was far from ideal. My mother worried about money, and with good reason (we were usually b... read more
Growing up as the daughter of a single mother, I swore I'd never be a single mom myself. My mother did her best, as I think most of us do, but I was well aware of the fact that her situation -- our situation -- was far from ideal. My mother worried about money, and with good reason (we were usually b... read more
By Therese J. Borchard
From Beyond Blue
We often equate darkness with sorrow, misery, get-me-the-hell-out-of-here reaction. At least I do. That’s why I keep a mammoth Happy Lite on my smallish cubicle at work.
But darkness can also be a treasure.
Say what?
J. R. Miller writes this in “From Streams in the Desert” by L. B. Cowman:
In the famous... read more
From Beyond Blue
We often equate darkness with sorrow, misery, get-me-the-hell-out-of-here reaction. At least I do. That’s why I keep a mammoth Happy Lite on my smallish cubicle at work.
But darkness can also be a treasure.
Say what?
J. R. Miller writes this in “From Streams in the Desert” by L. B. Cowman:
In the famous... read more
"The only real failure is the failure to grow from what we go through"...Marianne Williamson
I have had some pretty big failures in my past. Relationship failures, failures on the job, and failed attempts at friendships. Who hasn't? And I am sure I will have more. That's just life. One thing I have learned through "failure" is to give myself some ... read more
I have had some pretty big failures in my past. Relationship failures, failures on the job, and failed attempts at friendships. Who hasn't? And I am sure I will have more. That's just life. One thing I have learned through "failure" is to give myself some ... read more
Maintaining A Relationship With God When Life Is Intole
Posted February 3, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in Life Challenges and Loss
By Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs
From Huffington Post
How does someone maintain a relationship with God when one describes one's life as: dull, miserable, demeaning, undignified and intolerable? If one believes that God is all-loving and all powerful, how then can one turn to God for help?
This question arose for me when I was reading an article abou... read more
From Huffington Post
How does someone maintain a relationship with God when one describes one's life as: dull, miserable, demeaning, undignified and intolerable? If one believes that God is all-loving and all powerful, how then can one turn to God for help?
This question arose for me when I was reading an article abou... read more
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