by Beth Childress | Jul 17, 2019 | Life, Mental Illness
Gloom, despair, and agony on me Deep, dark depression, excessive misery If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all Gloom, despair and agony on me (“Gloom,Despair and Agony on Me” from Buck Owens and Roy Clark’s television...
by Beth Childress | Jul 8, 2019 | Life, Mental Illness
BETH CHILDRESS Teacher, author, and parent of adopted cat, Peeks Humanities “Wonder and Wildness in Alzheimer’s Patients: Giving Back a Little Piece of Life” I remember it like it was yesterday. One Sunday, several years ago, my pastor, Brian Habig, delineated...
by Beth Childress | Jun 26, 2019 | Life
Sometimes Reading Just May Feed Your Soul Okay, so, before I start, I need to confess: I am not a big reader. This shouldn’t be so shocking unless you know that I have been teaching reading for five years. For the past two years, I insidiously...
by Beth Childress | Jun 21, 2019 | Life, Mental Illness, Uncategorized
“A Secret of Forgiveness: The Counter-Intuitive Consolation” “Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die” Anne Lamott, Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith. I had no idea how much rat poison I had been...
by Beth Childress | Mar 17, 2019 | Life, Mental Illness
“Mental Illness: Inexplicable yet Hopeful” BETH CHILDRESS Teacher, author, and parent of adopted cat, Peeks — read below for more 🙂 Depression JUL 17,2018 47 Shares {Long story short: Part Two of “The Weight of Being Judged By Your Weight” may resume...
by Beth Childress | Mar 11, 2019 | Life, Mental Illness
I am a person who is fearfully and wonderfully made, and part of the wonder of me is my unique sensitivity and susceptibility for mental illness. I have wrestled with it for years, and it has held me captive as I have given into its grip. However, I now accept the...
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