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How do I forgive?

Love, the Antidote to Unforgiveness.

Conflict, Hard Times, InfidelityBy Lisa GoldbergLeave a comment

Love, the Antidote to Unforgiveness. You may be saying to yourself, “How can I ever forgive?”  Love, the antidote to unforgiveness, is the furthest thing from your mind. You might be in a situation that seems unforgivable.  You may have experienced something so heinous, no one would ever expect you to forgive.  The hurt may…

These Are The Ones: Hope for a Hurting Marriage

Hope for a Hurting Marriage

Family, Hard Times, Infidelity, MarriageBy Lisa GoldbergLeave a comment

These Are The Ones Hope for a Hurting Marriage Have you wondered how one finds hope for a hurting marriage?  I walked out of the auditorium doors just as one of our Easter services ended.  Throngs of people streamed out shortly thereafter, with my husband just behind them.  This was the third of five Easter…

Are You Happy?: Make the Choice to be Happy

Conflict, Hard Times, Intimacy, MarriageBy Lisa GoldbergLeave a comment

Are You Happy? Make the Choice to be Happy Make the choice to be happy?  Who doesn’t choose happiness, you say.  You’d be surprised how many people don’t choose happiness…including you.   I was anything BUT happy.  It was the holiday season, which seems to be increasingly more and more busy.  We were in the…

Expectations: When What We Anticipate Seldom Occurs.

Book Review, Communication, Conflict, Hard TimesBy Lisa GoldbergLeave a comment

What Did You Expect? When What We Anticipate Seldom Occurs   What should we do when what we anticipate seldom occurs? Freak out? Run for the hills?  No.  You have a choice to make when things don’t go the way you expect. When we got married, I expected my husband had the same expectations I…

fake or sincere love

Is Your Love Fake or Sincere?

Communication, Conflict, Faith, Hard Times, MarriageBy Lisa GoldbergLeave a comment

Sincere or Fake Love?   Love must be sincere.  Hate what is evil, cling to what is good.  Romans 12:9   My husband was being downright mean.  Plain and simple.  He was deliberately trying to get me to divorce him by treating me poorly.  True story. As a wife, what would be a reasonable response?…

An Old Friend: Love as a Way of Life

Book Review, Faith, Hard TimesBy Lisa Goldberg4 Comments

An Old Friend Love as a Way of Life Love is not only realistic, but our only hope of survival.  -Gary Chapman What does it even mean to have love as a way of life?  Honestly, I wasn’t quite sure, but God decided to fill me in! I don’t know about you, but God seems…

Chin up?: Guaranteed Solution to Overwhelm

Faith, Family, Hard TimesBy Lisa GoldbergLeave a comment

If you are at all like me and need a list to get you through your day of tasks….may I humbly suggest that we put God on our list?  May we consider placing Him at the top, even?

My Mother’s Eulogy: How to Celebrate in Hard Times

Faith, Family, Hard TimesBy Lisa Goldberg2 Comments

My Mother’s Eulogy How to Celebrate in Hard Times Have you every wondered how to celebrate in hard times?  When you hear “rejoice in all things” does it make you cringe?  Does it seem like an impossible achievement?   Joy is a gift we must choose to receive. I am not talking about happiness.  You…

how to cope

It’s Too Hard!: 3 ‘Must Do’ Tips for Coping

Faith, Hard TimesBy Lisa Goldberg1 Comment

It seems easier to stuff it down, “let it go,” and move on.

How Are You Coping: In, Out or Up?

Faith, Hard TimesBy Lisa Goldberg6 Comments

How Are You Coping? In, Out, or Up? How are you coping?  When life throws you a curve ball, how are you able to deal with it?  Do you believe you have good coping skills?  We believe there are three general ways that people cope: in, up, and out.  Let’s see which category you tend…

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