Carol Thompson

Life can be challenging, to say the least. At times we face situations and struggles that can be quite difficult, even overwhelming. Sometimes trials can threaten to defeat us. How can we not only cope, but conquer? The Lord is absolutely faithful and totally trustworthy. He has given me poetry as a healing balm. He comforts and encourages me as He teaches and leads me into a closer relationship with Him.

A baby enjoys a number of fun activities with her two mothers.

"All of the trauma work that we do, hour after hour, day after day, week after week, contributes to inner changes in the self of the therapist. It's an inevitable part of the work, because we're entering into a very dark world, and if we're open emotionally, in the way we need to be to be effective helpers, we're going to be impacted." Laurie Anne Pearlman. Vicarious traumatization "the cumulative impact of trauma clients' stories and reenactmentś"...

Egmont Key has been a sentinel for ships entering Tampa Bay from the Gulf of Mexico for hundreds of years. Early European explorers recognized the island's strategic location. Its story reflects major events in the history of the United States and Florida, as the island played a role in the Seminole Wars, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and World Wars I and II. Its lighthouse, now automated, is still a beacon for ships. For many years, people...