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Life's Seasons Speaks

146 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago -

Weekly episodes delivered by counsellors from Life's Seasons Care & Support Inc., Sarnia, ON. Canada. They utilize their professional and personal experiences to discover, unravel, explore, and process the complexities within and through the changing seasons of life. Listen in as they tackle an array of topics and vulnerably share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Whatever season you’re in, you will be impacted!



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End of an Era - Here We Are Now

September 27, 2023 13:00 - 8 minutes - 5.8 MB

End of an Era - Here We Are Now Last episode! Thank you , thank you, thank you for all your support over the years.  This journey with our listeners has been amazing!  It wasn't an easy decision... and it's been some time in the making... but it is time to say good-bye. Join in for one last episode where we talk about things coming to an end, surrendering to the "now", and preparing for what's to come Conference info and registration https://lifesseasons.org/certified-training-2023/ CONN...

What Do We Mean By Healthy, Healing & Integration?

September 20, 2023 06:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

The desire to be healthy makes sense. But what do we really mean when we say that we want to be healthy? How do we measure that? What or who determines if we are healthy? What about mental health? What does a healthy person look like? Today we take a look at what it means to be healthy and how we can be healthy again, even if we have experienced trauma.  Join Jenny as she asks explores this topic and shares what her personal healing journey looks like.  Conference info and registration h...

Psalm 127 - A Man's Psalm

September 13, 2023 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MB

My podcast is Psalm 127 - A Man's Psalm Join Pastor Bob for another Soul Soothing episode.   Psalm127 focuses on a man's world...in particular a man and his family.  It's known as a wisdom Psalm because it was written by the wisest man who ever lived...Solomon. Solomon addresses the areas of a man's home, a man's community/city; a man's work, and a man's family (in particular, a man's sons) In all these areas Solomon basically says they are all meaningless....UNLESS...the LORD is the cente...

Success...Why Is It So Threatening?

September 06, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MB

Success...why is it so threatening? How do you define success? How does society define success?  How does your success measure up to other people? How do men handle the women in their life that are "more successful" than they are? Join Chris as he shares his lived experience as being seen as less successful than some of the people in his life and how he handled that. "Men, it is possible to have successful women in your life without it being threatening." CONNECT  THROUGH FACEBOOK https:...

Co-existing Feelings

August 30, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

Co-Existing Feelings & Jenny's search for her biological family Have you ever had more than one feeling at once?  Have they ever been seemingly opposite or maybe even conflicting?  What is that like for you? Is one feeling more important than the other, or does one weigh heavier than the other?  Join Jenny as she explores her experience of co-existing feelings both in general while talking about her life experiences...but also as she explores these co-existing feelings as she shares more o...

Fear of Abandonment - And How it's Hurting Your Relationships

August 23, 2023 06:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

Fear of Abandonment - And How it's Hurting Your Relationships Tina is back this week and ready to tackle an important topic... The Fear of Abandonment.  Are you wondering if this is something you are struggling with?  But you're not completely sure?  Join the conversation to find out.   Today you will hear about the fear of abandonment and how it impacts relationships - with others and yourself.  Specifically, Tina will discuss:  What it feels like to fear abandonment in your relationship...

Psalm 126 - A Prayer For Restoration

August 16, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

 Psalm 126 - A Prayer For Restoration It's a Soul Soothing episode with Bob, and he is looking at Psalm 126, a prayer for restoration. Psalms 120 - 134 are Psalms of Ascent...or songs the people of Israel sang as they journeyed to Jerusalem There are sad songs... happy songs - and everything in between.   They are the songs of life,  depicting life's journey. Today's Psalm is a song of mourning over what was once experienced in the past. Psalm 126 is also a prayer.  And in it we find a ...

I Had An Idea

August 09, 2023 06:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MB

I Had An Idea Have you ever had an idea but didn't realize how following through was going to effect others? What were the motivations behind those ideas? Did those ideas come with expectations of others? Join Chris as he talks about some of his ideas throughout his marriage, how those ideas effected those he loves, and the expectations that he unwittingly put on others. "Sometimes we put expectations on the ones we love to make us feel good so that we don't have to face whatever it is...

How do YOU change your mind?

August 02, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MB

Do you just change your mind because you can? Do you take a while to think about changing your mind? Are you allowed to change your mind? What happens after you change your mind? What if people don't get it? What if they don't understand? What if it changes your relationships? Do you as a person change when you change your mind? What if you do change? Is it still worth changing your mind? Tune in to hear Jenny's process of changing her mind, and some of her answers to these questions...

Connecting with our Inner Child

July 26, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB

Connecting with our Inner Child "The problems of our adulthood, were the solutions of our childhood" We all have an inner child.  It's the piece of our personality that still feels and reacts as we did when we were a child.  It’s the piece that thinks, feels, and acts a certain way now because it reminds us of when we were little. It’s the piece that acts a certain way now because it’s what we did as a child in an attempt to have our needs met. Join Tina today as she talks about our inner...

Rock Solid Faith

July 19, 2023 06:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB

Rock Solid Faith It's another Soul Soothing episode with Bob!  Join in as he discusses Psalm 125 - "The LORD Surrounds His People" - A song the people of God sang on their way to Jerusalem. In a challenging, frightening, out of control world we all are looking for something, aren't we?  Yes - PEACE. Where does true peace come from?  Deep rooted peace comes from rock solid faith. Where God is - there is always hope.  So, those who trust in the LORD live in peace.  Not necessarily a peacef...

The Choice Is Yours

July 12, 2023 06:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MB

The Choice Is Yours Have you ever tried something new that seemed to come easy but then all of a sudden it wasn't? Have you ever went through something in the past that you thought you worked through, just to have it come up again in other ways? Have you noticed something unusual going on within yourself and you're not sure where it came from? Join Chris as he talks through how these very things are currently effecting his life. Listen as he shares his past and how it is effecting his here...

Who's Writing My Life Script?

July 05, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB

Who's Writing My Life Script? Have you ever felt like there's a certain way that you're supposed to be? A certain way to heal? A better or even a best way to grieve? Or maybe there is even some sort of script that you're supposed to live by because "that's how people who have experienced X are"? Who's writing your scripts? Join Jenny as she shares some of her personal scripts, and explores the idea of universal experiences.  Check out Starr Commonwealth at https://starr.org/ CONNECT  T...

Survivor's Guilt

June 28, 2023 06:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB

Survivor's Guilt You've heard Tina mention the diagnoses of cancer she received in 2020.  She's talked about experiences in the hospital, healing from surgery, the scar she now has... but she doesn't really talk much about the diagnoses itself.  And there's a reason for that. Join today while Tina speaks for the first time about her personal experience with Survivor's Guilt.  She vulnerably speaks about the complexity of co existing thoughts and feelings such as being grateful for her lif...

How Do We Know God WILL Help Us

June 21, 2023 06:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MB

How Do We Know God WILL Help Us? Join Bob for a Soul Soothing episode as he looks at Psalm 124 Our Help is in the Name of the LORD - A Psalm of Thanksgiving for God's faithfulness when King David was attacked by his enemy Have you ever had someone attack you for your faith? As a pilgrim on this earth, we will find as we journey across time people will attack us for our faith in God Can God help us?  ABSOLUTELY! WILL God help us?  Well, that's where we can all falter a bit So, how can w...

What's In Your Cup?

June 14, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

What's In Your Cup? Men....you have emotions...whether you like it or not. So what do we do with them? Tune in as Chris  continues to talk about how men tend to deal with their emotions.  Men seem to believe that they are only allowed to be happy, loving, and angry and will disguise all other emotions to fit in these categories.  Listen as Chris explains how we all have an emotional cup that needs our attention. He shares his real life experiences about allowing his own cup to become ful...

The Thing I Thought I Knew

June 07, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB

The Thing I Thought I Knew We all think we know what we've experienced in our lives, right? Our experiences are our realities- that is the truth. But what happens when someone tells you something so simple, so obvious...and it happens to shift absolutely everything that you thought you knew...about YOU!? What do you do with that? (except have a mini...okay bigger than mini...crisis; where you re-think everything you thought you knew...like Jenny did) Tune in as Jenny walks through a part ...

Managing Expectations vs Nurturing Expectancy

May 31, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

Managing Expectations vs Nurturing Expectancy Many times our feelings of let-down, disappointment, anger, bitterness, sadness, frustration... - they are related to unmet expectations.  Especially within our relationships with our partners. How do we live a life of joy, happiness, and of feeling successful in our relationships when these feelings continue to show up, and because of unmet expectations?      -GREAT QUESTION!- Today we look at how the expectations in our relationships are des...

Beggars Can't Be Losers (Soul Soothing Episode)

May 24, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MB

Join Pastor Bob as he takes us through Psalm 123 - A Grief Stricken Psalm, which he has entitled...  Beggars Can't Be Losers Psalm 123 is a lament, or mourning Psalm, but not as in grieving over a loved one who has died.  It is grieving and mourning over being ridiculed and scorned for one's faith. Ancient Israel experienced the same thing living in a society that scorned their God.  So, they composed a song (Psalm) to remind themselves of the mercy of God, to sing as they made their way t...

Big Boys Don't Cry. Right?

May 17, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB

Tune in for Chris' first solo episode, where he vulnerably talks about being a man, and addresses the following questions: What does it mean to be a man?  What does "masculinity" look like?  What does society say we need to do, in order to be a man?  The world generally teaches us that big boys don’t cry, that they need to walk it off, man up, and ALWAYS be okay.  What can we do to change this?   Listen as Chris walks us through some of his life-experiences and shares how biases played ...

I Need a Deadline

May 10, 2023 06:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MB

I Need a Deadline If you procrastinate...does that make you a procrastinator? Also can you be just a bit of a procrastinator? We could talk about this later...OR you could join us today and see where this rabbit trail takes us. Listen in as Jenny shares almost all of her thoughts about procrastination, and what needs we may be meeting by procrastinating.  Tune in to today's message as we move forward with the new changes to Life's Seasons Speaks! CONNECT  THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www...

Wounds to Weapons

May 03, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MB

Wounds to Weapons Your story is like no one else's... And someone, someday will need your exact story to give them the hope and encouragement they need and deserve.  That's what makes your story a testimony. When we find healing, and then turn around and use our experiences to help guide someone through their experiences, we give our past a purpose.  We make it pay us back for what it tried to steal from us.  We turn our Wounds into Weapons and use them to help fight another's battle. Tun...

Our Unsleeping, Shielding, Eternal Guardian

April 30, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MB

Our Unsleeping, Shielding, Eternal Guardian It's another Soul Soothing Sunday with Pastor Bob!  Today he looks at Psalm 121 - God, The Guardian Over My Life In Psalm 120, David CALLS OUT to God for help In Psalm 121, David LOOKS UP to God for help Two truths evolve as we move from Psalm 120 to 121 and they are: -Winning in life comes not from focusing on your circumstances but from focusing on God in and through your circumstances AND -We can call on God all we want but if we don't move ...

Might be a Wasteland... but it's MY Wasteland

April 26, 2023 06:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB

Might be a Wasteland... but it's MY Wasteland What exactly is a wasteland?  Today we look at the definition and pull it apart to understand how and why we sometimes find ourselves in one. We also discuss what to do when we look around and see that that's where we are.  The answer might surprise you! CONNECT  THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks CONNECT  THROUGH INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifesseasonsspeakspodcast/ ACOUSTIC GUITAR # 1 by Jason Shaw https:/...

The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling!

April 19, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling! Listen, Tina's been there.  She's been Chicken Little, so sure that it wasn't an acorn.  THE SKY WAS FALLING!  This is what we call catastrophizing.  And it's a real thing that can affect our thoughts, emotions, relationships, and day to day functioning. Today we will hear about catastrophizing - what it is, and what it isn't.  We'll also talk about simple ideas to take control and stop the spiraling it gets us into. If your default is set to "worst...

Visions and Dreams of Your Future

April 12, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

Clear Vision Does the company you work for have a clear vision?  Do you know what it is?  Do you know your part within it?  What about your family?  Do you know what your family's vision is?  Your dreams and goals together as a family unit?  Do you know what part you specifically play in that?   What about your own life?  What's the vision for your future?  Are you playing an active role towards it? So many questions we tackle today, as we look at the visions, dreams, and goals we are a pa...

Navigate Your Mission Like A Roomba

April 05, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MB

Navigate Your Mission Like A Roomba Food has an expiry date.  Medication has an expiry date.  Batteries, paint, car seats... lots of things have expiry dates! Today we talk about something that has an expiry date, but it's one we often ignore -  Self-preservation, survival mode, safety mode. We go into safety mode for protection.  Fear often brings us to that place.  And that's not a bad thing.  What we can't have though, is fear keeping us in that place.  It's where we ride out the storm...

I Do

March 29, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MB

I Do Johnny and Sally sitting in a tree. K I S S I N G.  First comes love, then comes marriage... That's it!  All we ever needed to know about love, we learned as kids!  Right? Well, Tina's song sounds a little different.  Tune in today and she'll sing it for you!  She really will, like it or not! What does it take to fall in love, stay in love, and have a life as wonderful as the song implies as possible?  The answer really is in the song!  But you'll have to listen in to today's episode...

The De-Stressing Psalm

March 26, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB

The De-Stressing Psalm Join Pastor Bob for another Soul Soothing Sunday.   Today he begins a series on Psalms 120 - 137, called the Psalms of Ascent.  The series is entitled "UNTIL THEN..." and will focus on Psalms/songs sung by the Israelites as they journeyed yearly to Jerusalem to celebrate the 3 yearly feasts of Passover, Pentecost and Tabernacles Bob draws the comparison to our journey here on earth that, for believers, ends when we enter eternity and the New Jerusalem that awaits us....

Salt in the Wounds - Secondary Wounding

March 22, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MB

Salt in the Wounds - Secondary Wounding Secondary wounding is the injury that happens after the trauma.  It’s the damage that is done by the people who were supposed to care, help, support, and provide for all the needs that the trauma left.   This might be our friends, family, clergy, counsellors, police, doctors, nurses, legal professionals, etc.  Anyone who is supposed to be helpful, has the potential to cause more harm, by the way they respond to someone’s trauma. Today we talk about ...

Too Many Hats? Here's Another One!

March 15, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB

Too Many Hats? Here's Another One! Wow!  Do we ever wear a lot of hats each day!   As we go about our lives, we change our hats frequently - to be who we need to be, and do what we need to do.  It can be exhausting and sometimes, a bit confusing. And as absurd as it is in all that, Tina, today proposes we add a new hat to our collection! What??? Listen in as Tina introduces the idea of a new term, for a new hat.  She talks about this as being a combination of a couple roles, with the purp...

You've Been Strong Enough for Long Enough

March 08, 2023 07:00 - 14 minutes - 9.84 MB

You've Been Strong Enough for Long Enough You're so tired... and not in the way that a nap would fix.  It's more than that.  It's a lot. It's too much.  If you get one more email, have one more problem, receive one more request for your help... you're going to crack! Listen in today as Tina talks about our breaking point - the point where we can't handle one more thing.  Tina discusses why it feels terrible to need extra care and support in a place where we think it is normal for others to...

Have a Word with Yourself

March 01, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MB

Have a Word with Yourself Anyone with an inner dialogue, talks to themselves.  Many of us argue with ourselves too.  Crazy?  Nah.  It's normal.  It's just conflicting thoughts and feelings happening at the same time.  How does this happen?  Well, we all have different parts and pieces of ourselves - and they all have different opinions. Join Tina today as she talks about having a team meeting - with herself - and all the parts of who she is.   How do you facilitate such a thing as a team ...

Live Above Your Circumstances

February 26, 2023 07:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MB

It's another Soul Soothing Sunday with Pastor Bob Join in as Bob focusses on Acts 27:25, where Paul gets caught in a terrible storm for 14 days while on a ship heading to Rome... But an angel appears to him the night before the shipwreck to say he is going to make it to Rome "So, keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as He told me" Paul's courage came from a word from God and Paul realized and now teaches us that You can live above your circumstances ...

Playtime!

February 22, 2023 07:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MB

Playtime! Tina was a terrible sister (when she was little).  Hear a story that sounds awful, but is in fact accurate.  Poor Chris.  Poor Michael.  Who is Michael, you ask?  You'll want to listen to find out! Today's episode talks about the importance of playtime in correlation with childhood development.  It's essential to having healthy, happier, less-stressed kids!   WHY though, do we forget how important playtime is as we get older?  Why aren't adults still having playtime?  We NEED to ...

Stop Asking, What Am I Going To Do?

February 15, 2023 07:00 - 9 minutes - 6.76 MB

Stop Asking, What Am I Going To Do? Crisis, challenge, change... any kind of transition - It jumps us into action, asking ourselves, "WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?" But that's just us creating a chore list in the hopes of manifesting some relief.  And to-do lists are never about real transformation. SO, here the challenge: Stop Asking, What Am I Going To Do? Instead, we need to start asking ourselves:  WHO DO I NEED TO BECOME? And in asking that question, what we NEED TO DO, will just happen - ...

Hey Leaders... Safety First!

February 08, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

Hey Leaders... Safety First! Every one of us is a leader somewhere - at work, at home, in our friend circle, within a group or an organization.  But are we being a SAFE leader? What is a safe leader? What does being a safe leader look like? What are the results of being/having a safe leader? Join in today to learn more about the importance of being a safe person, especially when when you have others in your charge. CONNECT  THROUGH FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/lifesseasonsspeaks C...

What Now? Transition to Transformation

February 01, 2023 07:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB

What Now?  Transition to Transformation Transition is so uncomfortable and scary!  But it happens throughout our lives - over and over again.  So, why do we NEVER feel prepared??? All transition is an invitation for transformation, but that doesn't just happen.  It takes focus and attention.  Join in today and listen as we pull apart this topic of transition, crisis, transformation and evolving.  And let's talk about why it feels terrible and what could help with that... and also, specif...

Surely - and that's a Promise!

January 29, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MB

Surely - that's a Promise! It's another Soul Soothing Sunday episode with Pastor Bob, and today he is looking at the last verse of Psalm 23... verse 6: "Surely Your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all the days of my life and I will live in the Lord's house for the rest of my life" Verse 6 is a PROMISE  It is a promise of God's goodness and faithfulness for today... And everyday, for the rest of my life. He pursues me everyday to extend His goodness and faithfulness to me, and D...

You Have the Right to Remain Silent

January 25, 2023 07:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB

You Have the Right to Remain Silent Yes!  We have the right to remain silent - but that isn't always the best choice and today we talk about why, for the sake of our relationships. We also talk about WHY and HOW we get to the place of thinking silence is the answer... and no, it's not always because anything you say can AND WILL be held against you! Communication (or lack of) is one of the leading causes of relationship breakdown.  So lets get chatting about the silence part of communic...

Tied to a Lawn Chair

January 18, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MB

Tied to a Lawn Chair What's got you feeling stuck, like you can't get away or move on? Chances are, it's not a WHAT  but the belief that you are stuck that has you held back.  Like a horse's lead rope, tossed loosely around the arm of a lawn chair, you are only tied up if you think you are.  You are only unable to move on... if you believe that you are unable to move on. Join in and listen today as we discuss what gets us stuck, what keeps us stuck... AND HOW TO BREAK FREE AND MOVE ON....

Difficult Doesn't Mean Wrong

January 11, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutes - 8.24 MB

Difficult Doesn't Mean Wrong Life is all about making decisions, and some of them are difficult.   When we make a decision that doesn't bring relief, does that mean it was the wrong choice? When we choose an option and we feel terrible, does that mean we didn't do the right thing? Join in today as we discuss how difficult it can be to make hard decisions, and how sometimes we don't feel "better" but it was still the right choice. We'll look at examples of some of these times and situatio...

The Quest...Becoming the Hero of Your Story

January 04, 2023 07:00 - 9 minutes - 6.74 MB

The Quest...Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story New Year's Resolutions!  Of course we mean well, don't we?  It's so great that we set out to make such positive changes for the better - so why do they never work?  Why can't we stick to them?  Why can't we continue in the momentum we had December 31st? Today we talk about our good intentions that fade away as the calendar days pass... BUT we also look at HOW we can make them last all year long! There is a way to set goals for our future, co...

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year... Is Done

December 28, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes - 8.19 MB

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year... Is Done The tree is losing it's needles.  The room is covered in crumpled, shredded wrapping paper.  The magic of Christmas is over! But this happens all year long, doesn't it?  We have big moments and big days and then big let downs as the special magic fades.  This is normal... but we have to be careful not to see the ordinary as mundane.  We need to learn to see the magic in the ordinary, between the big moments and big days. Today we talk about r...

Why Christmas? Love, Forgiveness, and Hope.

December 25, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB

Why Christmas?  Love, Forgiveness, and Hope Merry Christmas! Today's Soul Soothing Sunday episode is looking at Luke 2: 1 - 7 Pastor Bob looks at the question,  "Why Christmas?" and reveals the following answers: LOVE - John 3:16 - God's immeasurable love for humanity  FORGIVENESS - Romans 6:23 - no Christmas equals no Easter "there must be a manger before there is a cross" HOPE - John 3:16 - "whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" Pastor Bob also discusses t...

What Would Santa and Mrs. Clause Do?

December 21, 2022 07:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MB

What Would Santa and Mrs. Clause Do? The story of a man on a plane, who looks a lot like Santa, helping a family he doesn't know... amidst his own suffering. A woman who goes beyond her own new, raw diagnoses to help someone else.  Mrs. Clause? We all have choices when faced with anything difficult in life... what will we do?  What will we do with our time, energy, focus, talents and abilities, stuff?  What will we do with our attitudes? Well, what would Santa and Mrs. Clause do? Listen ...

I'll Be Home For Christmas

December 14, 2022 07:00 - 7 minutes - 5.28 MB

A repeat episode from last Christmas, because someone this year will be experiencing the same heaviness... We've all heard the song "I'll Be Home For Christmas", but going home for the holidays is not really about a location.  Is it?  It is often about a person.  It's about being with that special someone who feels like "home". So what do we do when we can't go home for Christmas... because they just aren't there anymore? How do we reckon with the reality of not having anywhere to go, esp...

SAD. Seasonal Affect Disorder

November 30, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MB

SAD. Seasonal Affect Disorder Where is the energy and motivation gone?  And what's with these carb cravings?  Sleep... never enough!  Socializing?  Nope.  Not today thank you! Are you starting to think you are actually a bear, and hibernation is the only answer?  Well, there may be a perfectly good reason for thinking this. Join in today as we talk about SAD, Seasonal Affect Disorder.  We discuss what the symptoms look/feel like, diagnostic criteria a doctor would look for, as well as tre...

"Relax, I've Got This/That/Them!"

November 27, 2022 07:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MB

"Relax, I've Got This/That/Them!" It's another Soul Soothing Sunday with Pastor Bob, and you don't want to miss this message from Psalm 23:5  "You prepare a feast before me in plain sight of my enemies. You refresh my head with oil; my cup is completely full." The passage is about the Protection of God, and it shows us that: God doesn't want to expose David (us) to his enemies  God wants to reveal Himself to David's (our) enemies! We learn that it isn't about David (us) being unsafe in...

It's a Man! 68 Inches. 155 Pounds

November 23, 2022 07:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MB

It's a Man! 68 Inches. 155 Pounds You’ve been working on you for a long time.  You’ve been eating up everything you can that will help you grow and now you just don’t belong anymore, where you had been being nurtured. Because just like a baby, before they are born, you’ve been fed and continued developing who you are... and what was a safe place to grow, is now too small to keep you.  And you find yourself with almost this force behind you, feeling like you’re being pushed from one realm, ...