Author name: Jim

Power of the Mind

Our mind is the most powerful force we have available to us to make changes in our lives. Remember the old phrase, “Garbage in, garbage out?” There’s proof this statement […]

Compassion Fatigue

Compassion fatigue is what happens when self-care fails. It’s a term that was introduced by psychologist Charles Figley in the 1990s to describe the emotional toll on professionals in trauma-related

Self-Care

If you have ever flown, you’ll probably recall in the safety briefing, where they tell you to make sure to put your own oxygen mask on first before helping others.

Caregiving

Imagine a world where a family member has life threatening health issues and you are the only one who can provide care for that family member. That’s not a world

Overwhelmed

There’s an old saying that if you want to eat an elephant, you take one bite at a time. When suffering seems to overwhelm, the tendency is to withdraw instead

Children

Children are a huge blessing, one that I’m glad my wife and I have been able to receive from God. However, I know there are couples hurting right now because

Spiritual Drought

Drought is defined as a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water. Here in Colorado, we rely on mountain snowpack that melts in the spring

Why?

We often get challenged with the question, why? If God, loves us so much, why does He allow us to suffer? Why does He allow bad things to happen to

Worry: A Self Administered Poison

When I took Cindy to the emergency room on March 7th for her vision loss, our daughter had a particularly hard time dealing with it. She started asking questions about

I Can Only Imagine 2

We did a thing last night. Let me start by saying if you have not seen I Can Only Image 2, it is a MUST-see movie. For me, movies don’t

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