Comfort and safety are God-given desires, but when we value them above all else, they become destructive idols.
Hi, My Name is Laura and I’m Addicted to Comfort
Shout or Shut Down: Emotional Flooding in Relationship Conflict (for FamilyLife.com)
Emotional flooding makes every marital conflict feel like an emergency. How do you slow down so every argument doesn’t lead to devastation?
4 Ways to Stop Toxic Thoughts During the Holidays (for FamilyLife.com)
The holidays are stressful. Schedules and to-do lists are packed, we see people we don’t often see (like your cousin’s father-in-law’s nephew), and there’s pressure to make everything magical for everyone. And while there are plenty of things vying for our mental and emotional attention, toxic thoughts don’t need to be one of them. What …
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Anger Issues: How I’m Helping My Kids … and Myself (for FamilyLife)
I was walking through a friend’s house when immediately, a frog leapt to my throat. A painting hung there in her hall—and somehow, I felt more understood. I comprehended a nugget of that transcendent truth art can mine in the soul. The title? Jesus and the Angry Babies. Anger issues—angry babies (and angry children and angry mom)—is …
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