Dr. Carolyn Coon

I believe we are all looking to belong… somewhere. We are on a search for a home, a place of refuge. But also a place to grow. Simply… we are looking for a place that we belong. And a place that’s safe. It seems that some people have no problem finding their ‘place’. You can watch […]

What causes us to lie? It’s not a question of whether or not one lies, unfortunately we all do. But why? When we do lie we are typically on tenterhooks until the truth comes out – and it seems to always come out at the worst possible moment. Most of the time we end up getting caught

“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want….” is the beginning of the 23rd Psalm. I think nearly everyone is familiar with this Psalm. Often it is recited at a funeral as a testimony of confidence, of faith. This is also echoed in Ephesians (1:3) which attest to Paul’s statement that we have been blessed with ‘every’ spiritual

Quite honestly, I’m a sucker for a challenge. Not the life threatening type, the personal ability type. My piano teacher always used it each year prior to the piano contest as a motivator. It worked. A challenge is a motivator for me. However, that’s not true for everyone. Some people walk away, for whatever reason,

How do you view life? A series of coincidences or an ever evolving plan? Actually yes, your attitude and belief on this either/or choice makes all the difference. A serendipitous coincidence, though seemingly fulfilling all the definition ‘requirement’, rarely happens. Life, to me, is far more than just a series of coincidences that got me to the place

Recently I was asked by a young man aged 4 1/2 (the 1/2 is very important at that age) why I didn’t go to his church…. or at least he didn’t see me there. This young man enjoys his children’s church and Sunday school and ‘Kids Count’ club. His question was not said accusatory, he was

When I was growing up I was always encouraged to ‘do the best I could do’ in whatever activity I was engaged in. (I doubt that any parent would encourage their child to be mediocre or do only enough to get by or to do as badly as possible.) As a result, I think that

Are you living the good life? Remember, the definition of ‘good life’ is individually defined. While there may be similarities among people’s definitions, it’s what you believe that’s important. So I ask you again… according to your definition – are you living the good life? If not, what’s missing? What is needed for your life

sojourn: to live somewhere temporarily, a brief stay, visit. That’s what we humans are… sojourners. We are here for a brief stay before moving on to our permanent home. If you consider earth as your permanent home you’ll be in for a considerable shock. There is one of two places we will end up because

Have you ever been successful with long distance relationships? I know that the ones I have been involved with start out with great intentions of keeping in touch. And still, with all the methods available today for instant communication (IM, facebook, emails, tweets, texts, etc.), most LD relationships end up becoming sporadic at best until they peter out