Welcoming A Child
/What does it look like to be a part of Jayden's Place? This blog post is an interview with someone who is already participating.
Read MoreWhat does it look like to be a part of Jayden's Place? This blog post is an interview with someone who is already participating.
Read MoreHow did Jayden's Place come to be? Well, ore than a decade ago, a two-year-old girl with big brown eyes began coming to our house every Monday evening. Back then, my oldest child was 22, newly graduated from university and living in our basement. Anna wanted to help a friend by taking care of her daughter in the early evening hours so Lindsey could have a break from the arduous combination of working full time, finishing her university degree, and being a single mom to Jayden.
Read MoreChristmastime is often lauded as "the most wonderful time of the year," but it can feel more like the most stressful. Between a to-do-before-Christmas list as long as your arm and an abundance of festive activities, it's all too easy to let self-care go out the window. But the truth is that taking that extra moment to quiet can be the difference between a holiday season that leaves you exasperated and one that leaves you restored and renewed for the new year.
Read MoreIt was another family gathering. Despite my determination to act more grown up, I was barely in the door before someone said something that triggered me. I immediately became obsessed with finding reasons I could blame them for the crummy way I felt. Does every holiday have to be like this? Arggghh! I thought. Not again. I was so sure I was making progress, but I am not acting like myself and I feel hopeless about ever changing.
Read MoreBetsy Stalcup, Executive Director of Healing Center International, interviews Sam Stalcup about his experiences on the long road to healing from Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). We were blessed to hear his words and pray it will bless you too.
Read MoreFor more than four decades, I have been recovering from a traumatic injury that happened when I was just twelve years old. During the tenth week of the Forming class, I took one more step towards recovery, but before I tell you about how God touched me during Forming, let me tell you my story.
Read MoreLast week, The Daily Telegraph released a podcast of Prince Harry that was picked up by various news outlets in the U.S. including the Washington Post in my hometown. I read various versions of what Harry said online, but was then blown away by the actual recorded 30 minute interview which you can listen to here.
Read MoreWeddings are some of the most joyous occasions, but as someone who struggles with anxiety, they can also be sources of tremendous stress. I’ve been in many weddings now, and they used to be punctuated by extreme distress—complete with feelings of inadequacy and devastation whenever the slightest thing went wrong. But recently, I have been learning more and more at each big, panic-inducing event to implement skills that I have learned through HCI so that I am inviting Immanuel into the ugly moments as well as the happy ones.
Read More“Social isolation is a growing epidemic” writes Dhruv Khullar, M.D., M.P.P., a resident physician at Massachusetts General Hospital in a recent article in the New York Times; an epidemic that has “dire physical, mental and emotional consequences” including “disrupted sleep patterns, altered immune systems, more inflammation . . . higher levels of stress hormones” and an increased “risk of heart disease and stroke.”
Read MoreSince the early years of the Healing Center we have been deeply investing in healing prayer. We believe that in addition to classes and Life Model exercises we all can get stuck and need individual ministry. For years we working on honing our skills in Theophostic Prayer Ministry. Dr. Ed Smith, founder of TPM, was the first to teach us how to hear from God in our places of pain.
Read MoreDo you want to live a more joyful life? A more balanced life? A life characterized by community, compassion, maturity, and secure attachment to God and others? You might want to check out the offerings of Healing Center International (HCI).
In its third year of operation, undergirded by Executive Director Betsy Stalcup’s more than ten years of experience offering classes and healing prayer, HCI facilitates development of healthy, maturing communities where people can experientially encounter God. HCI offers classes, groups and resources; leadership development and mentoring; and an annual conference to connect and sustain healthy, caring communities.