by Lucille | Feb 21, 2017 | Books, Relationships
Years ago I came across the Dutch word Gezelligheid. It doesn’t really translate to English but it’s similar to our word “cozy.” I think it’s similar to Hygge, the word everyone is talking about. I wrote a lot about it in my book Renewed....
by Lucille | Feb 15, 2017 | Counseling, Psychology, Relationships, Trauma
When I was 37, with middleschool children at home, I went to graduate school to study counseling. If you had met me then you would have seen a perfectionistic, seemingly happy young women. But in reality, I hid a lot of shame and massive amounts of unprocessed trauma....
by Lucille | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog, Relationships
*A disclaimer: I wrote this in response to my trip to the presidential inauguration. My friends on Facebook wanted to hear what it was like. I respect those of you readers who have differing political opinions. +++++ Two weeks before Christmas I received an email from...
by Lucille | Jan 17, 2017 | Blog, Couples, Relationships
Dear Moms and Dads of Young Ones, Someday your children are going to grow up and become your best friends. Your family is going to bring you more and more joy with each passing decade. I don’t know how I didn’t know this but I didn’t. ...
by Lucille | Dec 26, 2016 | Blog, Relationships
Merry Christmas
by Lucille | Dec 14, 2016 | Blog, Couples, Relationships, Self Care
Christmas is going to be different this year. In my last post I mentioned that we’ve been going to my in-law’s house in the country for 30 years. It’s in the small town where my husband and I grew up. I adore my in-laws and feel blessed that we have...
5 hours ago by lucille_zimmerman #fromagination I haven't had enough cheese while I was here in Wisconsin. Tomorrow I'm going to change that.
4 hours ago by lucille_zimmerman This is how I'm feeling after a weeklong training. But it was so good. I met the nicest people and learned so much. I didn't sleep last night because of the storms. When I get this tired I cry easily but they are tears of pure joy and gratitude.
1 day ago by lucille_zimmerman 45 pages front and back, so that's 90 pages, and we still have one day to go. This Bethel series.org training is so rich! Probably the best training I've ever been to.
