Listen for Layers Step outside or open a window and listen for the layers of the natural world — birdsong, wind through leaves, water moving, insects, rain, or branches shifting. Notice how listening closely can quiet the urge to do, fix, or figure out, and help you return to the present moment. Please […]
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How to Support a Friend or Loved One Who’s Struggling It can be hard to know what to say or do when someone you care about is struggling with their mental health. You might worry about saying the wrong thing, or feel unsure of how to help. The truth is, you don’t have to have […]
.... based on a passage from Isaiah. I have found this prayer to be very helpful in remembering that God is in charge not me and I pray it whenever I feel like a to-do list is ruling over me. O God of peace, who has taught us that in returning and rest we shall be […]
Journal Prompts For Children: What is something kind you’ve done for someone else? What is something kind someone has done for you? For Teens and Adults: Describe a small moment of joy from today. What made it meaningful? Drawing Prompts For Children: Draw Your Heart What’s inside your heart today? Draw and color things, […]
When life feels heavy, it can be easy to lose touch with the activities that once sparked joy. Sometimes, what used to feel effortless now feels far away — and that’s okay. Today, we invite you to gently reconnect with a piece of that former fun, without pressure or expectations. It’s not about recapturing the past […]
"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty." – Maya Angelou Please make a donation to the Hope and Healing Fund at Online Donation Form – MAPS!
Notice Something Growing Spend a few minutes looking for signs of growth today — a bud, a new leaf, moss, grass, seedlings, or even a houseplant. Let it be a reminder that growth is often quiet, slow, and still real. Please make a donation to the Hope and Healing Fund at Online Donation […]
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Social Media & Mental Health: Finding Your Balance Social media is part of modern life, and it can offer real benefits: connection, community, education, humor, advocacy, and support. At the same time, research shows that how we use it matters. Social media can become stressful when it disrupts sleep, increases comparison, exposes us to harmful […]
In spite of betrayal and pain, mistreatment and cruelty, and bearing all the accumulated sins and sorrows of the human family, the Son of the living God looked down the long path of mortality, saw us, and said: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give […]
Nature’s Small Invitations Journal Prompt for Children:Think about something small in nature that you noticed recently — a bird, a bug, a flower, a cloud, a leaf, or even the sound of rain. What did you notice? How did it make you feel? Journal Prompt for Teens & Adults:Nature often invites us to slow down […]
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