Tag Archives: pain

With my first pregnancy and delivery, I got my Ph.D. in pain. Looking back now, what makes me most sad is remembering how innocent I …

While I was stopped behind traffic, I glanced to my right at an advertising vehicle in a parking lot. With a four-color photo covering the …

There will come a time in your life when you will have no answers and wonder how you can make it one more day.  It …

Even in the best divorces, kids live divided lives in which they struggle to understand their parents’ behaviors, negotiate tangled family systems, and develop values …

When we have the opportunity to support those who suffer or grieve, our words and actions (the things we do) can either be soothing or …

As far back as I can remember I dreamed of growing up, getting married, and having a little girl. My mom and I have always …

WHY?! WHY?! WHY ME?! I left the hair salon in tears. To be honest, it had been a while since I’ve been in for a …

Dear God: Help. Jesus, I can hardly pray beyond that one word. I hurt with pain all over. The pain is with me in the …

It’s almost more than I am able to comprehend. Over the past six months I have received the news from a number of good friends …

Sometimes it might start with a little nausea or street lights becoming too bright and unbearable. Or perhaps, noise levels that were unnoticeable a minute …