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- Adoption Is A Family Love Affair - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2012 from Ken ThomNovember is Adoption Awareness Month, so it seems appropriate that I share with you about one of my success stories, Trey. My first encounter with Trey was at a day care that was in the home of a family where I was providing in-home services. We also crossed paths during one of my ...
Views: 1103 - FEAR AND PARENTING - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2012 from Ken ThomI am challenged on a daily basis to help families identify their own fears. Many times this is not an easy task because we are so resistant to admitting that we are afraid. We are conditioned to not experience fear. Fear is not an acceptable emotion in our society. Men are supposed to be ...
Views: 1285 - Back to School Resources - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2012 from Ken ThomBelieve it or not, school is just around the corner. Back to school sales have been going on for several weeks. Letters have arrived in the mail with dates for orientation and enrollment. Children and parents alike have mixed feelings about returning to school. Returning to school can be ...
Views: 1009 - A Breath of Life - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2012 from Ken ThomA narrative is a story or an account of an event. Jesus taught by telling parables to illustrate his moral attitudes and religious principles. I use narratives in family regulatory therapy and find them very effective. The narrative helps re-create fragmented or suppressed pieces of a ...
Views: 1095(1 vote) - Being A Father - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2012 from Ken ThomAnother Father's Day has passed. This was a time of family gatherings to celebrate fathers. Family traditions of cookouts, picnics, sports, and dining out are fairly common. I believe that the role of fathers has been diminished over time. There’s been an evolution of his earlier role of ...
Views: 1342 - Being a Mother - by Submitted on May 23, 2012 from Ken ThomIt goes without saying; mothers play a very important role in our lives. Many articles and books have been written about this. There is a tremendous amount of research about being a mother. It has been dissected from every angle and from numerous counseling theories. Attachment theory says that ...
Views: 1412(2 votes) - Being a Mother - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2012 from Ken ThomMother's Day is just around the corner. This is a time of family gatherings to celebrate mothers. Family traditions of cookouts, picnics and dining out are fairly common. It goes without saying; mothers play a very important role in our lives. Many articles and books have been written about ...
Views: 1459 - HEALING HEARTS - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2012 from Ken ThomRecently, I got into the car to make a quick trip to the store. I popped in a CD, Michael W. Smith’s "Healing Rain." The second track on the CD is the song "Healing Rain." As I listened to it, the Holy Spirit came over me so strongly that I began to weep. I have always believed that this is ...
Views: 2346(2 votes) - Healing Spiritual Shame - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2012 from Ken ThomAs I’ve previously stated, shame significantly impacts our spirituality. This is usually the most challenging area for shame-based people. Spirituality is found deep within our core: the deepest level that humans operate from. The ability to live in peace and harmony is a function of our ...
Views: 3182(2 votes) - Love, Conscience, Faith - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2012 from Ken ThomRemember that relationships and love are not events, they are processes. Loving our children and others can bring many challenges. Challenges cause us to want other people to change. We need to be courageous and look inside ourselves whenever we think someone else needs to change. 1 Timothy ...
Views: 1221 - Fear Versus Faith - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2012 from Ken ThomI finished writing my first book not too long ago. I found it difficult identifying what my expectations were since I’ve never done this before. The entire process of getting the book in print and to being in your hands was an emotional roller coaster. I had to keep reminding myself “process ...
Views: 1517 - The Power of Presence - Being Mindful - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Ken ThomBeing 'present,' what does that mean? On the surface, it obviously means that you are here, physically here. Students are either present or absent when roll is taken at school. After roll is taken and lunch orders turned in, the teacher then has the task of getting the students really ...
Views: 1373(2 votes) - Jesus is the Gift of Relationship - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2012 from Ken ThomAround this time of year there are all kinds of catchy phrases. Jesus is the “reason for the season” is the one that immediately pops into my mind. Another one from the past is “What Would Jesus Do?”. I feel like this trivializes Jesus and is either seasonal or just trendy. Jesus should be what ...
Views: 927 - Understanding Discipline - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2012 from Ken ThomI believe that our parenting model comes from God, who carries the bulk of the work for us as parents. God's love for us drew us into relationship with him, and I contend that this loving relationship then influenced us into obedience to Him. We work toward and remain in obedience because we do ...
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