Secondary traumatic stress is a risk when we support and engage wholeheartedly with a trauma survivor. More recently, secondary traumatic stress has come to the front as an issue separate from burnout, and it should be addressed. While burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long-term involvement in emotionally demanding…
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Stranger-Neighbors, A collection of stories
My husband and I have a friend that recently moved into an apartment complex. He presented several unique (and hilarious) stories about his neighbors that started turning my wheels. I grew up on a back road with farmland so there was not close proximity for strange and unusual neighbor encounters. There were some neighbor kids…
5 Ways to LET GO of the Past
Whether we had an argument with our family, an ex-partner that keeps popping up in our thoughts, or a co-worker that we need to forgive and keep working with, we all have parts of our past that we need to let go of. I am betting that there are at least one or two…
Crash Course at the Ash House
I had every intention of starting to share some of the hilarious moments that we have had as a family since my last post. But life had another idea. Trauma reared its ugly head within our home in a way that has broken all of our hearts in an immense way. We found there was…
It’s a…Two Boys!
It’s a girl! two BOYS! In the past month our lives have been turned upside down. Yes, my last post was about our journey and hopes in becoming a foster family. That has happened. More accurately, that bomb exploded (haha). Instead of receiving one child under the age of five as anticipated we received a…
Pro-Parenting: Amputee Style
Well, it is official: we are licensed professional parents! After several grueling months of paperwork, home studies, inspections, writing ten page autobiographies, trainings, and a water test (yes, really!), we received our license in the mail that we are approved Foster/Resource parents and are on the list to receive our first placement child. For some…
I Ain’t Got a Leg to Stand on…
I Ain’t Got a Leg to Stand on… If you have followed my blog for any amount of time you know the struggle with my leg. Not my real one, my fake one. I truly do not even understand how something that isn’t even real can constantly send you such unhealthy vibes. First I have…
Jehovah Jireh – Jesus Carries
Jehovah Jireh – Jesus Carries “Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. And Abraham called the name of the place, ‘The-Lord-Will-Provide;’ as…
A Man’s View – Choosing to Fall (and Stay) in Love with a Disabled Woman
After posting my article titled “Romance Based on (Dis)Ability” I had a few requests to hear about romance from a man’s perspective. This week I am going to publish my husband’s Q&A.
Making Relish while Relishing Relationship
Making Relish while Relishing Relationship “I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.” Psalm 77:11 Nearly everyone I know has a way of connecting with the past. For some reason as humans we feel the need to reach across generations and stretch ourselves outside of time…
