Posted April 1, 2013 in What's New

April Showers of Blessing

There shall be showers of blessing: This is the promise of love;

These words to a hymn are really about the way nature shows us the truth that all endings are really new beginnings. Debra has spent the winter in South Florida in the sunshine and warmth, while Joel has been shoveling snow in […]

Posted March 1, 2013 in What's New

March Winds

What sort of relationship do you have with wind? A warm wind off the ocean is quite a different experience than the brutal winds of a blizzard. In the same way that the temperature changes the way we are affected by wind, our emotional climate dictates how we handle the winds of change.

At […]

Posted February 1, 2013 in What's New

February

The second day of February is commonly known as Groundhog Day, brought into popular culture even more so by the film (1993) by that same name. The story was set in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, known for holding the largest Groundhog Day celebration. The legend of Groundhog Day says when it is sunny the groundhog “sees its […]

Posted January 1, 2013 in What's New

January

January is a month filled to the brim with magical offerings of endings and new beginnings. It has been said that the happiest and saddest phrase in the English language is, “This, too, shall pass.” When things are going the way we want, knowing an end is coming can be perceived with sadness or regret. […]

Posted November 30, 2012 in What's New

December 2012

December will be a quiet month for SCS. As many of you know already, Debra had a health crisis of her own in November. She experienced a swelling in her abdomen, and—after being examined by three different physicians—had surgery to remove a “grapefruit-sized,” benign tumor on her left ovary. She had a complete hysterectomy on […]