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By Sally Tippett Rains Are you missing someone? Missing someone can be many different things.  There are many ways we can be missing someone. During COVID-19 we may have loved-ones we are unable to see, or we might miss the happy hugs, hand shakes, and kisses from family members or friends. If you have a child suffering with a disease–

By Sally Tippett Rains This week a famous movie star passed away. She lived a wonderful, long life, but one thing was missing. She got in a fight with a family member and they never resolved it. She told a friend shortly after that person’s death, “I thought things would have changed.” Sadly, the only way things will change is

By Sally Tippett Rains You are doing a great job with everything you’re facing, but the one thing that could really help your life right now is if you try to CALM DOWN, my friend. All this worry, anger and drama is not worth it to your health and well-being. You might survive the virus but get sick from all

By Sally Tippett Rains As a child, the term “boogey man” was used for something unknown that might be lurking around to “get you.”  The boogey man might be following me home if I was walking home from a friend’s house and it was dark or the boogey man might be hiding under my bed if I was scared. Mom

By Sally Tippett Rains There’s a lot of drama going on in our world today. What’s going on with you? Are you upset about a health situation? Is it being isolated in a pandemic, wearing (or not wearing) a mask? Is it the fear of the unknown, guilt about your feelings regarding current events, rejection from someone you love? Whatever’s

By Sally Tippett Rains Sometimes you find inspiration in the place you least expect to find it. I was looking on “Facebook Marketplace” to find some inexpensive craft items for something I was doing for our children in Rainbows for Kids (pediatric cancer charity).  I came across someone who had some craft items for sale and asked her about one

My good friend Steve Haupt wrote a song called “It’s What’s Inside the Cup that Counts” and his point is everything (and everyone) comes in different colors on the outside, but it’s what’s inside the cup (or our hearts) that really counts. It’s a beautiful song for these tough times and I hope it blesses you to hear it.  (What’s

By Sally Tippett Rains A lot is going on and while we may be angry and/or fearful– or both depending on what time of day it is– engaging in the negative that is going on will not help us. If there is something positive we can do to help then by all means we should do it, but most of