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Jack Nicolson put it brilliantly in the road-trip scene from the 1999 movie As Good As It Gets: Not everyone has a terrible story to get over. Some people have great stories; beautiful stories that take place in parks with friends and noodle salad. Good times, noodle salad. Just no one in this car.

If you're overwhelmed by your circumstances or need help facing a painful past, you're in the right place. I'm here to say, "You matter to God. It (whatever it is), matters to God." But no one can make that discovery for you. No matter what, don't give up. You are worth fighting for, and so is your family.

I realize now that the lessons I've learned through my toughest years of healing were never just for me. God had you in mind as well. You are why The Medicine Place exist.

Healing is a journey. And if I could go back in time and choose instant healing over what I went through, I would choose the long way. Because it was on that road that I discovered how beautifully my hand fits in my Savior's.

Welcome to The Medicine Place...proof that there is beauty to be gained from a breakdown.

--Wendy J. Saxton, Ordinary Woman

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A Rebel and A Popsicle Stick Cross: part 2

I did the best I could to respond in a loving, non-argumentative manner as Christopher continued to stage conversations of point and counter-point with me. He often accused me of shoving Christ down his throat and I would calmly reply, "I have not once done that to you. I believe Christ died for my sins and rose again on the third day, but if you don't, you don't." And that seemed to settle him down. I think he needed to know that I respected his right to choose for himself, as teenagers seem to be very concerned about their "rights."

I often told him that God does not want puppets without choices. He gave us free will and He delights when we choose Him. I simply refused to argue with my son.

Published on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 @ 9:16 AM CDT
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A Rebel and A Popsicle Stick Cross: part 1

If as a child, you attended church or Vacation Bible School, you are most likely the retired maker of crosses made from Popsicle sticks. Five years ago, my refrigerator proudly displayed such a cross. Zach, now ten years old, made it in Sunday school; complete with a magnet on the back.

I placed his cross on the upper right hand corner of a stainless steel billboard for all the world to see, or at least anyone who needed something from the fridge. It was purple, it was precious, and it was...UPSIDE DOWN! Who would do such a thing?!

Published on Monday, January 4, 2010 @ 4:28 PM CDT
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