“You must stop rescuing them from consequences!”
― How To Stop Enabling Your Adult Children: Practical steps to use boundaries and get your power back as you stop enabling
― How To Stop Enabling Your Adult Children: Practical steps to use boundaries and get your power back as you stop enabling
“Small children, by their very nature, are moral monsters.”
― The Narcissist Next Door: Understanding the Monster in Your Family, in Your Office, in Your Bed--in Your World
― The Narcissist Next Door: Understanding the Monster in Your Family, in Your Office, in Your Bed--in Your World
“What was Paul’s secret of victory when he was experiencing pressures and trials? His secret was God. When you find yourself discouraged and ready to quit, get your attention off of yourself and focus it on God. Out of his own difficult experience, Paul tells us how we can find encouragement in God.”
― Be Encouraged (2 Corinthians): God Can Turn Your Trials into Triumphs
― Be Encouraged (2 Corinthians): God Can Turn Your Trials into Triumphs
“in and through solitude we do not move away from people. On the contrary, we move closer to them through compassionate ministry.”
― The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen
― The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen
“Nothing searches and cleanses the heart like true prayer. It teaches one to ask such questions as these: Do I really desire what I pray for? Am I willing to cast out everything to make room for what God is prepared to give me? Is the prayer of my lips really the prayer of my life?”
― Experiencing the Holy Spirit
― Experiencing the Holy Spirit
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