Acknowledging Teen Mental Health

Acknowledging Teen Mental Health

Let’s get one thing out in the open: Christian teenagers will struggle with depression or anxiety in one way or another; it’s common. They might feel completely alone as they tackle these new waves of emotional sensation and believe they’re the only ones experiencing...
Raising a Teenager

Raising a Teenager

Raising a godly teenager in this ungodly world can be challenging. You might think they deal with temptations far beyond what you had to deal with at their age, but evil is still evil. With technology and society moving forwards and backward, it can be difficult to...
First Thing

First Thing

In the morning when you wake up, what is the first thing you do?    For me, I would say half the time, I stretch and reach out to God. The other half of the time, I stretch and reach for my phone.   On the days I reach out to God first, I start my day with...
Mental Gym

Mental Gym

  Grunts… Raahhhhs… Ooooos… A country music mixup with a new age beat. The traditional background music at the gym.    People looking to show off their newest workout gear, swole biceps from pumping that iron, strutting down the gym runway to shake it as...
No Gain Without Pain

No Gain Without Pain

I like to work out at least four days per week. Actually, this habit only started about 7 years ago when I was in the heat of depression. The only reason I started to work out was that a friend of mine, who I used to clean houses with, inspired me. She encouraged me...