Tag Archives: trust
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When Trust is Broken
Posted on January 17, 2013 by Karen Cook in truth.TweetShare Broken trust. It happens all the time. You cannot turn on the TV, read the news online or listen to the radio without hearing about a celebrity, politician or athlete that has fallen from grace as a result of broken trust. Just this week the headlines have been flooded with the story of Notre [...]
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Authentic Intimacy In A Virtual World
Posted on October 13, 2011 by Karen Cook in truth.TweetShare My very first experience talking to a stranger online was in 1996. America Online had hit the scene and rocked my world. I found myself running to the computer like Pavlov’s dog, longing to hear the now famed words, “You’ve got mail”. I was single and living on my own when I met someone [...]
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How’s your vision?
Posted on September 8, 2011 by Karen Cook in equipped.TweetShare Ever since I turned 40, my eyesight has been deteriorating. I have moved from wearing reading glasses for small print to needing multi focal contact lenses all the time. I had always enjoyed the luxury of unimpeded vision until a few years ago. My eyesight has gotten bad enough lately that without my contacts [...]
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Small Ball
Posted on August 4, 2011 by Karen Cook in holiness.TweetShare If you have been living for more than a few years you have probably been wounded at least once in your life by a friend, co- worker, family member or even someone from church. The question is how do you respond when you’ve been hurt? Do you make sure everyone within the city limits [...]
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Disappointment
Posted on June 27, 2011 by Karen Cook in faith.TweetShare Disappointment is one the hardest things for me to handle. I know that probably sounds immature of me, but I’m keeping it real here. Like death and taxes, disappointment is inevitable. How we dealt with it early in life impacts how we manage it today, and can shape how we cope with disappointment in [...]
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Risky Business
Posted on June 20, 2011 by Karen Cook in faith.TweetShare Risk, it’s more than just a board game. As a kid I hated the game of Risk. I’ve never liked board games and I am not a strategic thinker, so this game was always a bit intimidating to me. Maybe I didn’t like it because it required a lot of thought and little conversation. [...]
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Intimacy
Posted on April 8, 2011 by Karen Cook in called, faith.TweetShare When you see the word Intimacy what comes to mind? Sex, physical touch & romance are the usual suspects. What about emotional intimacy? What is it, what does it look? Emotional intimacy is the ability to connect with another person on a deep level. It is the willingness to be intentional and effortful in [...]
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