Category: family

  • Amy Simpson Guest Posts “10 Things Everyone Needs to Know When Mental Illness Hits Home”

    Amy Simpson Guest Posts “10 Things Everyone Needs to Know When Mental Illness Hits Home”

    Amy Simpson is an author, speaker and life coach, and has been a forerunner in the mental health conversations in churches across the nation. Today she guest posts on 10 truths regarding suffering with mental illness.  During a high school youth group meeting, we did an activity that involved saying…

  • Interview with Author & Speaker Amy Simpson

    Interview with Author & Speaker Amy Simpson

    Introduction  Amy, tell me about yourself… Right now I’m self-employed, so what is my position? It depends on the day. I’m a coach, so about half my time is coaching the other is writing/speaking…I have a couple books out and I have another coming out in February and I do…

  • A Letter To My Parents: 14 Years Past

    A Letter To My Parents: 14 Years Past

    Granted, this is a letter written in retrospect to my parents about my illness and what happened as it began. In writing this I aim to show parents what it can be like when your child is going through an unexpected episode of bipolar, and to show the priceless value…

  • Married To That Man In Uniform

    Married To That Man In Uniform

    There’s a great resource I’d like to share here for spouses and dependents of US military members. It’s called the Exceptional Family Member Program. I would strongly encourage you to enroll in this program if you are a spouse or dependent of a military member. Army and Navy appear to…

  • Learning to Live and Love My Military Wife Life

    Learning to Live and Love My Military Wife Life

    I think we all wonder sometimes, “How did I end up here?” in life. That’s what I wonder concerning this Air Force Wife role I stepped into 8 years ago. Yes, I appreciated the military then, I admired my husband’s commitment to defend his country. But now, as we move…