by Sandra Adcock | Emotional Burnout
Where does this day find you, friend? With a heavy heart? If you need some encouragement, here’s a morning prayer just for you… A Father Like No Other My dearest Father, thank you that I can come to you just as I am. Nothing to tidy up. No pretense. No...
by Sandra Adcock | Emotional Burnout, Post Traumatic Hope
The litany of suffering in our world can seriously jack with our concept of God. And although we would hate to admit it, sometimes we wonder, Does God even care? Our Concept of God Matters Trauma, pain, abuse, rejection, betrayal, brokenness, disease… Such...
by Sandra Adcock | Emotional Burnout
What’s a thought loop, you ask? And why do they matter? Let’s drink in some insight from one of my all-time favorite children’s books… I’m a pout-pout fish, with a pout-pout face, so I spread the dreary-wearies all over the place.”...
by Sandra Adcock | Emotional Burnout
Larry Dale and I are lake dwellers. Our home is a cozy cottage on the bank of Lake Lewisville. Which means lots of early-morning water skiers. One morning, as I sipped hot lemon water while enjoying the daybreak enthusiast, I realized, Jesus is like a great ski boat!...
by Sandra Adcock | Emotional Burnout
No question our world today seems to be careening out of control. Some would say bad behavior has become the norm. And maybe there’s some truth there. But what I see is a culture crying out in need. Our bodies can handle a great deal of stress, but...
by Sandra Adcock | Emotional Burnout
Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand.” Mark Twain Forgot How to Laugh? I love to laugh. With Larry Dale, the boys, their girls, the Grands, with a girlfriend, at the movies, or just with me, myself, and I. In my book, the ability to laugh is the...