Have you ever stopped to picture what it looks like for God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit to exist together? One of the first times I really gave myself permission to picture this was while I was reading a popular yet controversial book called, The Shack. (I don’t want to distract from actual discussion by getting into a debate about this book, so I’d like your grace in using it to make a point!) At one point in the story, all three persons of the trinity a

The more I learn about relational skills and relational circuits, the more I look for examples of them! Sometimes I find the examples of when they are OFF and not being used, and sometimes I find examples of when relational skills are being used and relational circuits are clearly on. My brain learns best when it sees examples. Actually, to be even clearer, my brain learns BEST when it sees examples in real life. But sometimes, we don’t have many real life examples around us.

I grew up moving. A LOT. This made it a struggle for me to make friends. That's not entirely true. I had friends. I wasn't a total loner with no one to talk to. But I didn't let anyone in. No one really knew the real me. I was really good at putting a smile on my face as the new girl, and joining in with the crowd. But I never felt like the girls in this picture. These girls remind me of my sophomore year of high school. I was entering my 11th school... and I made it to the c