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Childhood Trauma Childhood trauma is an emotionally painful, frightening, and distressing event. It can be abuse, neglect, severe family dysfunction, or surviving a natural disaster. No matter the circumstance, it leaves its mark on a person. As an adult who survived the childhood trauma of my father’s suicide, I attest to the fact that survivors…

Learning From Our Offspring Our youngest son and his wife are preparing to become parents for the first time. Talking with him the other night, I asked him if he and his wife were going to take Lamaze classes. He said that they were, mostly for him because he had no idea what to expect. …

Knowing What You’ve Learned It is a new month and time for a new theme for my blog. I’ve chosen the topic: “What I’ve Learned.”  September is when formal education starts up once again for students and teachers. Though my conventional education and customary classroom teaching have ended, I’ve not come to a standstill with…

Blessed With Faith During the month of August, my blogs focused on blessings. The phrase, “Blessings all mine and ten thousands beside,” from the old hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness, ignited my inspiration to write about blessings.  The author of those words, Thomas O. Chisholm made me think of all the goodness I experience in…