While I believe this is a great time to help other people, I also think this is the time we need to pay special attention to our own mental health and specifically how much negative information we will allow/invite into our brains during this crisis. Too little and we may not be facing the brutal facts of our situation. Too much and we may bog ourselves down, hurting our efforts to move, work and/or study in these trying times. For your own mental health, I believe you can take proactive steps during this time…

Why I Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

I chase the moments that continuously catch my passion on fire. I’ve heard these times referred to as thin spaces. Referring to when the space between us and God is thin. Like having a baby, getting married, achieving the unachievable, surviving cancer, etc. They close the gap between us and God—not a bad place to be if you ask me…

On Your Mark, Get Set…Wait, I Can't Help You!

I can’t tell you how many times I come across people that say things like, “I’m ripe and ready for counseling, but I can’t get it.” It’s like we live in a vineyard full of mature grapes with no one to pick them. The grape pickers are trained and ready to start a pickin.’ They have the gloves, the machines, the know-how; but, they’re glued to their chairs; only able to pick the grapes within a 3-foot radius of them…

Grief As Fuel

So, I ended up jumping in the car, putting all of my concerns for safety/sanity on ice, packing the boy and his brother, and set sail for Oklahoma. I wasn’t going to let my Paps die alone! Not without my blessing anyway…

Grief and LossJeff MoweryOctober 2, 2019Restoring Lives Project Councelinggrief, autism, death, pain, lost, peace, hopeComment

Autism, and the Harsh Reality of Resentments

If you are the parent or caretaker of someone with autism, you may be like me and must fight off resentful feelings at every turn. I’ll admit, by nature, I tend to hold grudges. Maybe it was the way I grew up. Maybe it’s something in my brain. Whatever the cause, I’ve had to fight off the unhealthy craving to harbor resentments for most of my life. And when it comes to revolving my life around Autism, I especially struggle…

What Forgiveness Certainly Isn't?

I’m sick of hearing people project onto others what their version of forgiveness is. “You haven’t forgiven me or else you’d have never brought it back up.” Or, “if you’d truly forgiven me, you’d condone my excuses, etc…

Forgiveness and PeaceJeff MowerySeptember 17, 2019Restoring Lives Projectunforgettable, Forgiveness, love, jesus, perfection, hope, peace, reconciliationComment

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