In the November 2019 Trumpet, I wrote about the beginning of an Ad Hoc group of Trinity members that want to help answer the question of how we can best support individuals and families impacted by Mental Illness. I also talked about the high probability that most of us at Trinity know someone who has […]

I attended the “Getting Relationships Right” conference in Nashville during November. The Search Institute developed this training for leaders of schools, after-school programs, and churches to strengthen the relationships we build with young people.  It is important to remember that the consensus in research shows very strongly that developmental relationships in families play a powerful […]

  One of the most effective, yet simplest ways of facilitating open communication at home is to use “I Statements” in place of “You Statements”. We frequently refer to “I”and “You” Statements in this marriage blog because they are such effective tools in communicating feelings and attitudes clearly and honestly. “You Statements” “You Statements” are by nature accusatory and […]