Dr. Carolyn Coon

  Do you feel that you are not in step with those around you? It’s far more than walking around in a partial daze of nostalgia or wishing for the ‘good old days’ or any other mild reaction to the vagaries of life. This is far deeper. You not only feel but know that you are […]

  Do you do this? Absolutely… we all do! The ‘why’ we do this varies with both the person and the particular situation. We can so quickly get into a ‘can’t’ or ‘I’m not worthy’ or ‘surely not’ mindset. This really is a lack of trust in the Potter. Somehow, regardless of our previous experience, we don’t

  What are yours like? Mixed message? Terse, to the point of sparing detail so it’s impossible to really have a sense of the communication? Detailed, to the point that so much information is given that the thread is lost? Clear and concise with sufficient information that the salient questions can be asked and answered?

    How do you do your Christianity? Are you a Sunday morning Christian only… relegating your time with God to those few hours on a Sunday morning? Or maybe your Christianity is more extensive – involving Sunday night and/or Wednesday night? The point that I’m making is that if you aren’t a 24/7 Christian what

  Really? Was it? Or was ‘then’ when you were much younger and ‘now’ when you are an adult and must be responsible and make the ‘hard’ decisions? ‘A Simpler Time’ can be described in a variety of ways dependent upon the individual, but I think that a universal – substantially less stress – would be one

   Advice giving or seeking is really a tricky issue. I really hate asking for advice because if I do then I must be open to the possibility of an opinion opposite to what I think. In asking for advice one really isn’t asking for approval or acceptance, nor for agreement, though it may be partially the

 That may be a bit strong, a ‘loaded’ word. Probably I should have said, intended audience.  As a child I remember listening to sermons in church but that it always seem that the minister was speaking to those not attending rather than to those present. I think I somewhat resented that but I know I thought that

  Simple word, but what is ‘kind’? Do we ‘practice’ it automatically? Or, is it an action that we have to consciously ‘do’? Because if you are looking at an operational definition of the word, then kind is an action, is visible, and is a behavior that is extended toward others. In my world of

  What do you do when someone, especially family or close friends, is doing something you feel is totally, utterly wrong? How do you react? Judgmental? Condemning? Or… willing to listen? Besides, how did you and your opinion get to be in charge??? What makes you the authority? OK… a bit harsh, admittedly but you do

  I am still amazed that God placed such a high priority on our relationship with Him. But He did and still does. I couldn’t say it louder – our relationship with Him is important. Part of the understanding about relationships can be seen in how God over and over establishes and re-establishes relationships with us. Being who He is,