The Gift of Self-Awareness

One of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is to be a self-aware parent, to “know thyself”. This statement may surprise you and yet, I have found it to be profoundly true. The reasons this statement is true are far too numerous to cover in this brief blog,...

I was in a Fog

  I WAS IN A FOG. By Alli Van Roekel Senior Coach & Facilitator After many years of work in youth ministry, I found myself in a fog.  I was disoriented, unfocused and personally confused.  Have you ever tried finding your way in the fog?  It is an exhausting...

The Parable of the Long Spoons

When I was in high school, I attended a weekend retreat that had a profound effect on me. The pastor shared a parable about heaven and hell. It goes something like this: A holy man asked God what heaven and hell were like. God showed him two rooms. In the first room,...