Posted on December 5, 2014
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I don’t know how many people are familiar with the idea of “generational sin”. There are many ministries in different streams of the Christian faith today that deal with myriad flavors of this idea. The foundation of this notion is that we are affected in… Continue Reading “Origin Stories”
Category: encouragement, Healing, Judaism, Moving Forward, RedemptionTags: a more powerful narrative, Conversos, Crypto-Jews, encouragement, Faith, healing, Jews of Iberian Peninsula, Judaism, narrative, origin stories, Sephardim, thriving
Posted on March 6, 2012
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It’s done. After weeks of deliberation, writing, re-writing, editing, praying, procrastinating, and, yes, even fasting, I have sent my mother my final words and the book Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified. My original letter to her was thirteen pages long. Yeah, that’s too long. I,… Continue Reading “It Is Finished”
Category: Borderline Personality Disorder, Faith, Healing, Mothers, Moving Forward, UncategorizedTags: at a crossroad, Borderline Personality Disorder, Cockington Gardens, cutting off a parent, Faith, healing, mothers, moving forward, Yellowstone National Park
Posted on October 15, 2010
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I live in an interesting state. I love where I live even with the arctic winters and the almost tropical summer temperatures. I love our lakes and our seasons, and I even like the quirky regional accents. I do, however, wonder if our civil… Continue Reading “A Riff on Rage”
Posted on January 26, 2010
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Denial is an effective coping strategy, but telling the truth about your life and experiences is necessary if a complete recovery is the goal.