Moms:

Our Healing Weekend for you is only two weeks away. We still have a two spots open, so please consider the transformation that is possible in yourself and in your family from attending and participating in the weekend.

Our topic this week concerns a core emotion that many of us struggle with: fear. There are many times in the Bible where we are commanded or encouraged not to be afraid. One of my favorites is when the angels meet the women coming to visit the burial site of Jesus. The angels tell the women “Do not be afraid.” After the resurrection, when Jesus goes to visit the apostles in the upper room, his first words are the same: “Do not be afraid.”

When we experience fear, we tend to fight our difficulties or to run away from them. This is the so-called “fight or flight” mechanism of the brain. But have you ever stopped to wonder why you might fight some things that you’re afraid of and flee from others? Or, what may bring about the change where you are able to fight those things that you presently flee from?

One primary factor in helping us respond effectively to fears is how well we have resolved our emotional wounds. Each of us has a unique way of facing fears that may be linked to patterns of behavior we learned when we were young or may be our own display of behaviors that we adopted to cope against things we learned and experienced in childhood. An essential part of the Mother’s Healing Weekend is doing deep work on yourself to uncover some of the patterns of behavior and the thought processes that lead to fear and its expression as anxiety.

In a couple weeks, we will gather at a lovely farm house and retreat center in Hagerstown, Maryland. Please consider joining other moms who are interested in facing their fears with you, for their own healing and the healing of their families. Take this opportunity to visit the registration page on our website to sign up for the Mother’s Healing Weekend today!