Am I Expecting Too Much

"Your little girl was so good during the concert," the gray haired lady said, glancing at my three-year-old daughter, Mina. "I don't think I've ever seen a young child sit so nicely for so long." My heart nearly burst with pride. This was what I wanted--for my little girl to be so exceptional that everyone…

Attachment 101

By Betsy Stalcup, founder and executive director of Healing Center International God made us to attach to him and to others. Isn’t that amazing? If we don’t learn how to attach to God, how to trust in his love, care and provision the world can be an anxious place. If we don’t learn to attach…

The Social Needs of Babies

By Betsy Stalcup, founder and executive director of Healing Center International What? you may be thinking. Is Betsy going to tell us that babies like to party and need a Facebook page? No. Not that. But they are social. Get this: according to Beatrice Beebe, Ph.D. babies begin seeking social interaction when they are only ten seconds…

What Babies Need

By Betsy Stalcup, founder and executive director of Healing Center International Babies need parents who delight in them, understand the stages of child development, and are fully mature. Let me unpack this a bit. When we are glad to be with our children, when we delight in them the way God delights in us, it…

It Is All About Grief

As I’ve been watching This Is Us, this thought keeps going through my head: It’s all about grief. The writer, Don Fogelman, has even been quoted as saying that he is surprised by how many people cry when they watch the show. From the very beginning, he would show the pilot to people and turn…

How Prince Harry Got it Right

Last week the Daily Telegraph released a podcast of Prince Harry that was picked up by various news outlets in the U.S. including the Washington Post, in my home town. I read various versions of what Harry said online, but was then blown away by the actual recorded 30 minute interview which you can listen…

I love this story!

We've been teaching about the joys of multigenerational community--at least three generations together, interacting. Here is a great story of how it is working in the life of an 89 year old WWII vet and a toddler boy. I only wish they could stay neighbors. Where have you experienced multigenerational community? Was it healthy? What…

Forming, a work of grace, day eight

On page 59 Takle writes, "How many of us have received the love we truly needed?"  This makes me ask, "How many of us have received the joy we truly needed?'  How many of us had parents who delighted in our unique existence, rejoiced that they had been given a son or daughter from the…