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Anxiety

Reservoir Living

Reservoir Living

My husband and I joined Navigators staff in 1989, and we’ve served with World Missions in Latin America for decades. When we returned to the U.S., I had a burning…
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With Me on My Journey

With Me on My Journey

By Jo Newell, TDC God walked so faithfully and kindly with me in the year following our only son Nathaniel’s death. He met me often through people, almost daily in…
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Dangit, Jo!

Dangit, Jo!

By Lyndi Lee Markus, TDC - “Dangit, Jo!” I exclaimed to my spiritual director. Except I did not use the word dangit. I had come to our session discouraged to…
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The Light of Christ

The Light of Christ

By Amanda Torres, Collegiate - As she struck a match to light the candle for our spiritual direction session, I heard my director say the familiar words she opens with…
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Riding the Waves of Transition

Riding the Waves of Transition

Transitions can be hard, especially those that aren’t expected. But even for the ones we long for, there are still lessons to learn, emotions to sort out and most of…
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An Empty Place

An Empty Place

With our belongings loaded onto a ship for the journey back to the U.S., I find myself sitting among the dust bunnies on the floor of our vacant Tokyo home,…
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Embracing Gray Spaces

Embracing Gray Spaces

“Did you know you have permission to be wrong?” my friend asked me gently. I was in the middle of a discernment process, and heaven seemed silent while anxiety tightened…
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The Unexpected Companion

The Unexpected Companion

 I will never forget my first meeting with the psychiatrist. His office was in a mental health hospital, and it was straight out of a movie… complete with a creaky…
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Anxiety: An Invitation to Slow Down

Anxiety: An Invitation to Slow Down

“Parang malalim yata ang iniisip mo?” (English: “Looks like you’re thinking about something deep.”)  As a child, my anxiety was perceived as deep thinking. When anxiety takes hold of me,…
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A New Song

A New Song

“How’s your health, Caitlin?” This was a simple question from a caring Navigator staff woman, as we caught up during a wedding weekend in 2009. Suddenly, the room spun and…
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Worry Proven to be Highly Effective

Worry Proven to be Highly Effective

A scientific study has revealed the significant effectiveness of worry and anxiety. It turns out that over 95 percent of the thing we worry about never occur! 🙂 In spite…
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Anxiety

Anxiety

Worry. It’s in our nature. We worry about our bills, our kids, our kids’ friends. We worry about our kids’ lack of friends. If we don’t worry, our friends say,…
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Giving God Control

Giving God Control

The State of My Soul By Kathy Redmond I attended TDC’s Soul Care for Leaders Workshop day at Glen Eyrie during the 2023 Leader Summit. To my surprise… the prompts…
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Teamwork

Teamwork

My idea of teaming was significantly impacted when I read the first four words of I and II Thessalonians: Paul, Silas and Timothy. Three individuals with decades of shared experience…
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