A joint review of: – Christian Theology: an Introduction to it’s Tasks and Traditions by Peter C. Hodgson and Robert H. King, and the companion book of assorted readings, Readings in Christian Theology While it says it is introductory, it sure didn’t feel like that at times. But all in all, I think I’m just in a little over my head with this subject. My full review of these Christian Theology textbooks can be found on my personal blog.
Informational Reads on LifeSpan Development in Counseling
[A joint review of Adulthood by Evie Bentley and Counselling and the Life Course by Léonie Sugarman] These are by far two of the shortest books that I have had to read for school in a long time. Hooray! And they were quite straightforward and easy to get through as well. However, this may be due to the fact that I have previously taken a Lifespan Development course before, so a lot of the information I received was nothing new. More like a refresher. But […]
I Had Some Different Expectations as to What This Would Involve
Goodness, February was a hectic month. I feel like so much happened in such a short span of time: too much happened, really! Because I never even had a chance to finish any reading until now, just as I head into a school course focusing on grief and loss. Beverly Chappell’s book, Children Helping Children with Grief: My Path to Founding the Dougy Center for Grieving Children and their Families does basically exactly what the title implies. It recount’s stories of Chappell and her husband […]
Sometimes Creative Means Are Better For Processing Things
I come to read a book on with grief through creative arts therapies at a time wherein I face the impending death of a family member. And I am restless. Being a fidgety person to begin with, I can’t keep my hands still when my mind is full of all kinds of thoughts: preparing for courses in school, learning about grief for an upcoming class, dealing with loss and grief myself, and all other kinds of things. And so I draw. My hands take what […]