by John Thurman | Dec 12, 2014 | Christmas Stress, Holiday Stress, Resilient Faith-Based Living
How to have a Better Holiday Even if you are Newly Divorced or Brokenup John H. Thurman Jr., M.Div., M.A., LPCC “…and visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.” My question for you is: Have your sugarplums turned to prunes? The holidays can be some of the...
by John Thurman | Dec 3, 2014 | Christmas Stress, Holiday Stress, Resilient Faith-Based Living
It never fails, about three to five days before “Black Friday,” I hear at least a partial recitation of A Visit from St. Nicholas, a poem written by an American author, Clement Clarke Moore. It is a lovely poem; that helped launch some of our modern views of Santa. In...
by John Thurman | Nov 30, 2014 | Christmas
Connor and his mom helping Mimi and Pa decorate their Tree (c)2014 John Thurman Lower Holiday Stress – Grab that Photo now.Today I was working on my How to Keep Your Sugar-plums from Turning to Prunes series when I ran across an absolutely hysterical and practical...
by John Thurman | Nov 24, 2014 | Thanksgiving, Resilient Faith-Based Living
U.S. Army Thanksgiving meal in Afghanistan Do you remember the poem “Mary Had a Little Little Lamb?” I know what you are thinking, “John, what in the world does that have to to with Thanksgiving? Well, you might be surprised to know that it has a lot to do with how we...
by John Thurman | Nov 23, 2014 | Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Stress
Breaking News: Breast explodes on Thanksgiving Day. Middle Georgia: During the 60’s Right breast of Thanksgiving Turkey explodes in oven. No injuries were reported; anxiety levels were high. I grew up in a larger family in Fort Valley, Georgia. Fort Valley is a...
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