Jesus in the Key of G

“Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.” (James 3:2 We all have our personal preference. Some people like their coffee black, others with cream and sugar, and others don’t like coffee at all and prefer tea.

Is it safe to remove your mask?

The middle school students told me they are more comfortable sharing about themselves with their dads than their mothers. Why? Because mothers get too emotional when they hear stories of their children making poor choices. It’s not that their fathers don’t care. They do, they told me. They respond with discipline but without the emotion.

Is it best for your child?

A mother of a pre-school son reached out to me to find out if she could insist that her Catholic preschool provide a dedicated aide for her child where he was beginning his educational journey. With sensory integration symptoms and a possible autism diagnosis, her little guy would benefit from the redirection and assistance that

Humans of Earth: “We’re in this together”

Mixed in between turning off the alerts for tornado warnings, hosting friends for a night to escape flood waters, and delivering packages of care items to various reputable groups came an envelope from my friend. Inside was the photocopy of a journal article she sent me as an addendum to a message I had passed

Letters to a Dearheart

Have you ever wished you could receive a letter in the mail which would address your concerns or fears and spoke to you in such a manner that you felt unconditionally supported? The Being Place’s “Letters to a Dearheart” are meant for someone such as you. Dearheart,  This has been a difficult month for us,

Committed

Source: Committed

What families do

As an only child, I bargained with God to protect me from seeing my parents die. God ignored my fear-of-grief-based request although He gave me the grace of nearly two decades between the departure of them. My father left us quickly. He had gone in for placement of a defibrillator pacemaker. I believe he lost

Mama called the doctor

If someone is sick, you take them to the doctor. Sometimes, paramedics are called in to put the person in an ambulance to take them to the ER. So where do you go if you are spiritually sick? You go to the Spiritual Doctor. Of course, there are specialists who deal with the brain, the

Stripping away the excess

My ego is scared at least a million times a day and the shell of it is so strong that my spirit can barely breathe. I suffocate my soul with layers of roles and labels I pin on myself. Eventually, though, through aging and, ultimately, death all of these superficial wallpaper titles will be chipped

How has a dog improved your place of being?

This May it will be four years since we “rescued” Pepper Moo from the Hobbs (NM) Animal Shelter. Truth be told, she has rescued us. Over the years, Pepper has offered us  countless hours of comfort and support. Ostensibly, I agreed to a dog because I had read the research about the many benefits canines offer