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Tagged: 1 Thes. 5:18

Five Ways to Regain Gratitude
Posted on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 1 Thes. 5:18, gratitude on July 4, Luke 6:38, Phil 4:19, Romans 6:7, Thomas Paine, Writing Redemption

By: Carol McClain carol_mcclain My friend bought a vacation home on a beautiful lake. For years she’d marvel at her good fortune. Then time passed. It became a small, unremarkable house on a cul-de-sac of million-dollar homes. She lost the wonder. This year, though, she sat on her dock. Fireworks exploded down the cove. The cool …[ read more ]
Four Ways to Conquer Depression:The Fourth Step In Conquering Grief
Posted on Monday, April 24th, 2023 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: 1 Thes. 5:18, depression, Deut 31:8, Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12, five stages of grief, Phil 4:13, state university of Washington

@carol_mcclain I haven’t been online in a while. Why? I’m so enmeshed in the fourth stage of grief. Depression. This should pretty much be all five steps of grief, but when reality sinks in, when all the times you want to contact your loved one, when regret, pain, embarrassment (If not dealing with death) sink …[ read more ]

How To Get Mercy

Carol McClain Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy. Matthew 5:7 A segment of our society keeps saying we need to help adults who were raised in tough circumstances. Their ancestors had been abused or their parents had been reprobates. Their pasts have dictated their future. They are innocent. As a Christian, I'm sad to say, I used to think "poppycock to that." They had resources, teaching, help. They could do this themselves. Look at me. I grew up in a home of alcoholics, in poverty, and with many poor examples to model my life on. I'm doing… ...[ full story ]

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