Helping Your Millennial Learn to Adult
Let’s face it.  More and more adult children are moving back home.

In fact, 1 in 3 adult children, ages 25- to 34-years-old, live at home according to the Census Bureau.  Out of the millennials who live at home, 1 in 4 don’t work or go to school.  In other words, 2.2 million millennials live at their parents’ home without making any progress to become an adult.

But millennials aren’t the only ones with problems.

Instead of letting their kids take responsibility for their lives, some parents try to rescue them.  But the more times they rescue their adult child, the harder it will be for their adult child to grow up. [Read more…]

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord. – Leviticus 19:18

In the 1987 movie The Princess Bride, Westley is a shy farmhand who eventually rescues and falls in love with Princess Buttercup.  In stark contrast to Westley, Inigo Montoya is a swordsman who seeks revenge against the six-fingered man who murdered his father. His favorite phrase to say is: “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”

It’s easy to hold a grudge and react like Montoya, but it’s hard to love like Westley.  But God commands us specifically to not “seek revenge or bear a grudge,” (Lev. 19:18).  [Read more…]

After Mary’s husband died, she began accumulating more and more things.  In fact, she devoted her entire house to toys.

Since Mary’s children and grandchildren were all grown, the toys remained in their packages and were stacked from floor to ceiling.  Eventually, she stopped going out of her house altogether and refused to let any of her children or grandchildren come to see her.

When her children realized she had a problem, they encouraged her to get help.  Seeing a counselor helped her to deal with the loss of her husband’s death.  And the counselor was able to meet in her home and help her take steps to get rid of most of the toys she had been hoarding. [Read more…]

Do holidays stress you out?  They do for most of us!  From dealing with dysfunctional family dynamics to last-minute Christmas shopping, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.

When that happens, you go into fight or flight mode. Your heart pumps more oxygen to your body. You breathe faster.  And adrenaline takes over your body. If you were being chased by a bear, that would be fine, right?  But…you aren’t!

It’s not too late, though, to stop surviving and start thriving.  How?  Here are some survival tips to inspire you.

Holiday Survival Tip #1: Be present.
It’s easy to focus more on your to-do list than it is to be fully present.  [Read more…]