Christie Michaud, LPCA

Becoming an author. You’d think this would be a time of celebration for me, but instead: Self-induced pressure to be this “author” persona is quickly becoming more than I can bear. In telling my husband, he grounds me with the question – Just who do you think you’re supposed to portray or become now? Perfectionism and a performance driven mentality are beginning to once again take away from the message I was called to spread. Further grounding comes when friends remind me I s

The heat was intense. I sat at a makeshift medical clinic in a foreign land, under the few trees I could find for shade. This was my second time to experience life among the Togolese. Although my medical background extended only to administering liquid Tylenol to my young children, my heart was willing to serve. And I did by reviewing medications and instructions with the patients before they left clinic. With flip-flopped feet caked in dirt and sweat soaking through my scrub

A strategy is a plan of action to accomplish a goal. Living is the pursuit of a lifestyle. The BBS is a formulated plan to fight for the life that Christ died to give. John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I (Jesus) came that they may have life and have it abundantly. Strategy living doesn’t happen overnight nor does it happen without focused intent. A slight tweak here and a simple shift there brings extraordinary results. Follow my blog for more upd

The heat was intense. I sat at a makeshift medical clinic in a foreign land, under the few trees I could find for shade. This was my second time to experience life among the Togolese. Although my medical background extended only to administering liquid Tylenol to my young children, my heart was willing to serve. And I did by reviewing medications and instructions with the patients before they left clinic. With flip-flopped feet caked in dirt and sweat soaking through my scrub