One Friday afternoon, I stopped by a car rental counter to pick up a van for the weekend. The attendant at the counter asked me …
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Anxiety Pills
In her article titled “Listening to Xanax,” reporter Lisa Miller chronicles “how Americans learned to stop worrying about worry and pop its pills instead.” Miller …
Read More »My Daughter and COVID
When I first learned of Covid-19, I, like many Americans, didn’t pay much mind. I had seen the news stories about the virus plaguing China …
Read More »My Son Is Hurting
Dear God: It’s hard being a parent when I see my child experiencing something painful that I can’t do anything about. My son is depressed …
Read More »My Addicted Brother
It had been many years since I’d married and moved to the other side of the country with my husband and little boys. Now I …
Read More »Ask for Miracles
I can’t remember that last time I saw a miracle. And I often wonder if it’s because my prayers have become formulaic. It’s hard to …
Read More »Panic and Prayer
It’s a recurring nightmare that happens to me frequently. A line of cars face me, staring my vehicle down with destructive intent. A flash of …
Read More »Ashamed of Debt
Dear Nancy: I’m seven years into a marriage that is a financial disaster! I’m working full time and we just can’t get ahead. Our bills …
Read More »My Enemy, Anxiety
I did it. What, I did it? I DID IT?! Yes, I DID IT!!!! I just passed the oral defense of my dissertation proposal! I …
Read More »New Mercies
Have you ever reached a point where you felt like stress and worry would consume you? I reached that place a few weeks ago. I …
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