The Highway of Life

by | Jul 7, 2016 | Recent Research

Margaret Nagib, Psy.D. Highways. I love them. I love the freedom to drive in the direction of my destination without traffic lights, stop signs, or detours. They are by far the quickest most efficient way to get where you want to go.  There is only one problem. They...

Autism and the Blended Family – Part 1

by | Jul 5, 2016 | Recent Research

Ron Deal, M.MFT. and Stephanie Holmes, M.A. This blog originally ran as an article in Issue 48 of Autism Parent Magazine: Connecting and Communicating with Autism edition June 2016. Part 2 will be posted on July 19th.  Looking back, Carol, a mother with an AS/ASD...

Weekend Reads

by | Jul 1, 2016 | Recent Research

Spiritual transformation is less about trying hard and more about training well.  John Ortberg writes in The Life You’ve Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People about the compelling transformative journey of growing close to Christ through practicing...

The Good, Good Shepherd

by | Jun 22, 2016 | Weekly Devotionals

Elizabeth Hixson What do you face today?  What do you need?  What are you walking through? What are your clients walking through that may be weighing upon your heart?  Take a moment to step into the peace of the Good, Good Shepherd. Chris Tomlin’s song, Good, Good...

Dare to Dream!

by | Jun 18, 2016 | Recent Research

Jared Pingleton, Psy.D. Have you ever imagined how your idea, invention or innovation would improve something, increase productivity and/or inspire others to greater things? What ever happened to those dreams? Did they come to fruition or did they get inadvertently...

Eight Tips to Foster Resilience in Clients

by | Jun 10, 2016 | Recent Research

Lisa Murray, M.A. Growing up, my mother always told me that life wasn’t fair.  Aside from the truth that Jesus loves me, this may have been one of her greatest gifts to me.   It seems that so much energy is wasted trying to make every aspect of every moment...