Helping Women Find Balance

Enough. Naomi Johnson remembers the day she heard about Stonecroft’s latest Conversations guide. As a new Stonecroft volunteer, she was co-leading the planning of a Detox: find your balance event for women in the Chicago area. Stonecroft staff member Sarah...

The Boomerang Effect of Our Thoughts

Thoughts are like boomerangs returning to their source. Choose wisely which ones you “throw.” I work with people who have addictions. Many will say over and over that the addiction is too strong for them to break, that they will never be free from it. Sure enough,...

Ready to Be Moved

We played a prank on our oldest daughter last April Fool’s Day. She has always been adamant about not wanting us ever to move from her childhood home, so we thought what better joke than to put a “For Sale” sign in front of our house on April Fool’s Day. After walking...

3 Tips to Organize the Overwhelmed

I just need to get organized! Whether it’s a long to-do list at work or multiple errands and personal tasks to perform, we all have work to accomplish each day. We may begin the day thinking that no matter what, we’ll get this phone call made, answer this email, read...

The Timelessness of Journaled God Conversations

Praying on paper. “That’s what I call journaling,” says Leslie Graham. Leslie has been a Spirit session breakout leader for two Florida Detox events focused on journaling. A married mother of four ages 16 to 28, Leslie is a believer in the power of journaling. The...

5 Ways to Save Money on Groceries

Food prices keep going up and up. Food packaging portions keep getting smaller and smaller. What can we do when we’re on a budget but continually bring home less and less food for the same amount of money spent? Here are some ways you can beat the prices and avoid the...