Did you know that anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the U S today You might assume that we have a major anxiety problem just by the number of commercials you see for new medicines to treat these disorders but is anxiety really a new thing The Reality Of AnxietyModern medicine recognizes anxiety in many forms generalized anxiety disorder panic disorder social anxiety and various phobias Data shows nearly a third of all U S adults will experience some form of anxiety in their lifetime The cost of treating anxiety disorders in the U S runs into [... more]

So how much is enough for Christians If you're just starting out or struggling financially How much is enough might seem like a silly question The bottom line for you is that you just need more money at the moment Why should you think about how much is enough when you hardly have anything And what if you're at the other end of things If you're approaching retirement you might be thinking about the size of your nest egg But why put a limit on accumulating money and possessions Based on these two examples the definition of enough seems to [... more]

The summer sun was rising and my smiling neighbor seeing me in my front yard whispered for me to come look ldquo What rdquo I whispered back intrigued She pointed to a wind chime on her front porch where a tiny teacup of straw rested atop a metal rung ldquo A hummingbird rsquo s nest rdquo she whispered ldquo See the babies rdquo The two beaks tiny as pinpricks were barely visible as they pointed upwards ldquo They rsquo re waiting for the mother rdquo We stood there marveling I raised my cell phone to snap a picture ldquo Not [... more]

Do you know what a group of turkeys is called I didn rsquo t Had to look it up It rsquo s called a rafter Why am I writing about turkeys Because I rsquo ve just returned from a weekend at a mountain cabin Each day I marveled at the train of turkeys parading past our porch I rsquo d never been turkey-watching before They scratched fiercely with spectacular talons Then they hunted and pecked at the ground Eating I assume This was my first turkey-observation time so I rsquo m not positive The scrawny scrubs in the area didn [... more]