by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jul 31, 2024 | Anxiety, Burnout, Leadership, Mental Health, Ministry, Sabbath, Soul Care, Stress, Stress Management, Time Management
My husband Larry bounded into my office at work, carrying my suitcase. “You’re all packed!” he said with a smile. “Grab your purse and let’s go!” “Where are we going?” I asked, bewildered that he was at my workplace in...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jul 24, 2024 | Leadership, Ministry
I know a church where a family that are members of the church treat people in an unloving way. They cause drama on a day to day basis as well as problems in situations like church business meetings. They are the biggest gossips in the church. Down through the years,...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jul 17, 2024 | Christian Living, Leadership, Ministry
It was a sad day in my pastoral journey years ago when I had to ask a musician on a worship team I led to step off of the church worship team for a season due to a moral failure. He became angry and responded with, “This is my way of worshipping God. How am I...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jul 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
I am thankful to have massages on a regular basis which help tremendously with physical as well as mental health. My massage therapist, Malik,is extremely skilled, and although he is well aware that I like light pressure, there are rare occasions when he presses too...
by Dr. Deanna Shrodes | Jul 3, 2024 | Depression, Mental Health, Therapy
This week I was having a talk with my oldest son, Dustin, and we were discussing a friend who is so intelligent, we believe they most likely score high enough to get into Mensa. I mentioned that the friend is indeed brilliant and I wish for their sake that they...
