by Amy Jung | Oct 23, 2022 | Coaching Yourself, Contentment, Uncategorized |
Click below to check out the podcast version of this post! With a crowbar in one muddy hand and a shovel in the other, I lifted my eyes and voice toward the sky. Heavy rain pelted my face and I cried out, “God, what are we doing here?!” It was Labor Day a...
by Amy Jung | Sep 27, 2022 | Coaching Yourself, Contentment, Uncategorized |
You can access the podcast, Asking is Loving, version of this post by clicking on the show graphic below: To say that the weekly 6:00 a.m. conversation and prayer time with my friend, Suzanne, is fuel for my blog and podcast would be an understatement. That...
by Amy Jung | Aug 20, 2022 | Coaching Your Friends, Coaching Your Kids, Coaching Your Spouse, Coaching Yourself, Jesus, Stress, Trusting God, Uncategorized |
August of 2020 seems so long ago, but I’m revisiting a post from back then because it was such an uncertain time. As I face some new unknowns over the next month, I want to remember some things I learned during that first year or two of Covid. I remember...
by Amy Jung | Aug 15, 2022 | Anger, Coaching Your Friends, Coaching Your Kids, Coaching Your Spouse, Coaching Yourself, Uncategorized |
God’s Word calls us to turn to Him at all times, but what if we struggle with that in the midst of feelings of anger and irritation? In this episode based on a previous blog post, we remember that we can approach the throne of grace for help in our time of need....
by Amy Jung | Aug 8, 2022 | Coaching Your Friends, Coaching Your Kids, Coaching Your Spouse, Coaching Yourself, Fear, Spiritual Growth, Uncategorized |
This blog post is now available as a podcast! Click the image below if you’d prefer to listen: Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?”“From childhood,” he answered. “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him....
by Amy Jung | Jul 31, 2022 | Coaching Yourself, Thinking, Uncategorized |
Outside forces can impact rivers; obstructions can cause the current to divert and cut channels in a new direction. The Mississippi River once changed course because of the New Madrid earthquake in 1811. It has been said that beavers are “ecosystem engineers.” When...
by Amy Jung | Jul 13, 2022 | Coaching Your Friends, Coaching Your Kids, Coaching Your Spouse, Coaching Yourself, Thinking, Uncategorized |
Well, I’ve put this off for a long time, but I’ve finally created the first episode of my first podcast! Friends have told me more than once that they wished they could listen to my blog. Like me, they just don’t have time for all the reading they...
by Amy Jung | Jun 24, 2022 | Anger, Coaching Your Friends, Coaching Your Kids, Coaching Your Spouse, Coaching Yourself, Uncategorized |
“More than thirty-five years of counseling have led me to the statistical conclusion: approximately one out of one people struggle with anger.”Robert D. Jones, Calming Your Heart, 31-Day Devotionals for Life I know we all struggle with our responses to feelings of...
by Amy Jung | May 28, 2022 | Coaching Your Friends, Coaching Your Kids, Coaching Your Spouse, Coaching Yourself, Thinking, Uncategorized |
I didn’t sleep a wink the night before our class IV/V adventure down the Chattooga River. It was a ride I personally did not sign up for. A part of the vacation that my husband thought would be a great family experience. I was thankful for the mandatory safety...
by Amy Jung | May 20, 2022 | Coaching Your Friends, Coaching Your Kids, Coaching Your Spouse, Coaching Yourself, Thinking, Uncategorized |
I used to live just one street over from the bluffs that rise up over the Missouri River. I’m familiar with its power. My kids and I loved to walk down to our historic town’s riverfront to stand at the banks and throw rocks and sticks into it. Sticks were...
