Monday Britta shared her story on living life with a Joy sucking schedule and I am so thankful. The facts is that  she is not alone in this battle. I often hear in a first session with clients: I reach the end of my day and don’t feel like I have done enough. or…. My day feels so overwhelming that I don’t even know where to start so I just give up. or… I spend my days doing laundry and to-do’s and never get any quality time with my family. or… I work all day so I have to no idea where I am  ...

Last week we looked at what happens when joy grows legs and up and runs away on us and during tough seasons it is always interesting to observe what people do inside their relationships. What do you do? Do you run towards your closest friends or lock yourself in a closet wondering if anyone will notice that you are missing? Do you utilize the power of prayer or choose to stay up late watching mindless TV worrying about what tomorrow will bring? Do you engage God more or do you kick Him  ...