Learning to be Assertive Despite the Fatigue of Illness

By Lisa Copen
I had just received the third pink slip in two weeks from the lab that said my payment was passed due. Over three times I had called and my insurance company had assured me that the lab work was covered and that they would mail out a check that afternoon. This time, when [...]

Feeling Invisible?

I am in the process of preparing a presentation for a church called “Showing Up!” My mom was recently forwarded the video below of Nicole Johnson. If you’ve attended a Women of Faith conference in the past you have likely been blessed by her talent and her message for Christ.
There are different ways we can [...]

Audio Bible is Exceptional When You Don’t Feel Well

Can’t concentrate to read? Missing reading The Word?
Lisa saw the promotional video for The Bible Experience at a Christian retail show and was blown away! She bought it for herself for Christmas a couple of years ago. Now YOU can watch this video below, thanks to Zondervan and YouTube.

It truly brings the story to life [...]

Longing for Someone to Say… “I’m Proud of You”?

When was the last time you heard these words? A touching book that Lisa recently read and gives 5 stars is I’m Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers by reporter Tim Madigan.
And if you really do have a hankering to hear someone say those words, drop by Mister Roger’s web site where he [...]

How Being “Tolerant” Can Ruin Your Health

Start Your New Year Right by Eliminating These Common Energy-Drainers
by Mary Yerkes
My desk is messy. My clothes don’t fit. The dog needs grooming. Life coaches agree that people zap their energy and increase their stress by putting up with a multitude of things that bug them, what life coaches call “tolerations.” And for the chronically [...]