by Karen Blandino | Sep 17, 2016 | Life, Love & Family
Breathe Inhale. Exhale. Repeat. Breathing seems easy, until it’s not. Years ago as a school counselor, I was asked to go help a little boy who was a having a terrible time in the classroom. As I approached him standing in the hallway, all I could see was a little boy...
by Karen Blandino | Sep 5, 2016 | Life, Love & Family
Broken Friendship “A true friend knows your weakness, but reminds you of your strengths” It took me years to realize this was a good sign of a healthy friendship. In my younger years, I had a broken sense of friendship. I assumed when I shared a weakness, a difficulty...
by Karen Blandino | Aug 21, 2016 | Pastor's Wife
Where does your heart long for? When you dream of the most beautiful, perfect place to be in this world, where does your heart long for? Is it a white sandy beach, a mountaintop experience, or in the arms of a true love? Perhaps, it is somewhere alive with people such...
by Karen Blandino | Aug 15, 2016 | Insights
Thankfully, God doesn’t define us by our “worst day” Can you recall your “worst day”…perhaps, you have quite a few!? Was it weeks, months or years ago? When you remember that day, do you feel your heart drop, a sense of shame or embarrassment come over you? Do you...
by Karen Blandino | Aug 8, 2016 | Insights
Do you see me? Eye contact is a complicated language. It can speak love, creepiness, shadiness, self-esteem, confidence, elitism, hurt, kindness or shame. It can be said, “There is in the eye, a tongue that cannot be silenced.” Ultimately, eye contact speaks “I see...
