- Michelle Donnelly
- June 9, 2015
- 350
Mental Health | Separation Anxiety
Fire and ice. Oil and water. Orange juice and toothpaste. There are some things in life that just don’t go together. I can tell you from experience, the […]
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- Stacy Edwards
- January 27, 2015
- 350
The God Who Sees
{Originally published in 2013} I have spent a lifetime feeling as if I wasn’t enough. I’m not sure I know what “enough” looks like, but I know that I have […]
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- Jenny Gillespie
- January 20, 2015
- 350
Her Name was Joy
Not many people can claim that they really believe in angels. Most people would say seeing is believing. I am one of the few that can claim they believe. […]
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- Angie Ryg
- November 21, 2014
- 350
I Don’t Think She Likes Me Anymore :: Anxiety Playing with Your Mind
{originally published in 2013} “Why is Mommy still in bed?” I heard my young son ask my husband. Yes, it was Saturday, but this wasn’t just a sleeping in kind […]
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- FM Staff
- October 8, 2014
- 350
Grace Under Pressure :: Aiming a Mentally Ill Child at True Greatness
Let’s be honest: parenting is hard. Parenting a child with special needs is really hard. And when your special needs child has mental illness, it can be flat out […]
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- Jenny Gillespie
- May 22, 2014
- 350
I Am Weak Yet He Is Strong
…and let the childhood song resonate with you just a bit longer. Don’t know what I am referring to? “Jesus loves me this I know, for the […]
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- Chris and Teri Bledsoe
- May 12, 2014
- 350
The Miraculous Grace of Acceptance
You’ve met them, the parents who have “given up” on their child, the dad who has lost all hope, the mom who acquiesced to her grief long ago. Their […]
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- Michelle Donnelly
- April 21, 2014
- 350
Let It Go
Okay, okay, I apologize for the gratuitous “Frozen” reference in the title of this blog. If you have young children, I know you’ll understand how quickly a parent’s life […]
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- Karis Murray
- February 14, 2014
- 350
The Danger of Over-spiritualizing Mental Health
One in four adults and one in five youth in the United States have a diagnosable mental illness. At Family Matters, we know this means nearly every family we […]
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- Jenny Gillespie
- September 4, 2013
- 350
Mental Health | The Invisible Enemy
“Mental Health” is a new series that will explore the stories and experiences of our staff and guest writers and how they deal with their own mental health. Family Matters […]
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