Garner Counseling Service

12/05/2025

We have snow coming down! 😄 ❄️ 🫖☕️🌟🌬🌦🧦🧣☃️❄️🛷 's a Dance B Moss

12/05/2025

God said to BE strong and courageous, not FEEL strong and courageous. Wowza, that hit home for me as I was reading Joshua today. Let me be real… I have a lot of days where I don’t feel strong or capable. Half the time, I’m running in circles and bravely trying to put on my big girl pants to take on the daily tasks with an “I’ve got this” attitude.

For me, it's a constant battle between how I feel and what I know God is calling me to do. But here's the truth: feelings are fleeting and unreliable. God’s command to be strong and courageous isn't based on our fluctuating emotions; it’s based on His unchanging truth.

In Joshua 1:9, God says, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” This verse is a powerful reminder that our strength and courage come from Him, not from our own abilities.

So, even on the days when I feel like I'm barely holding it together, I can choose to stand firm in God's promise. I can choose to be strong and courageous, not because I feel it, but because He is with me. And that, my friends, is more than enough.

It’s about finding your brave and stepping through the fear instead of running away from it. God gives us the courage to face our challenges head-on, knowing that He’s right there with us, guiding and strengthening us.

Take heart today, and remember that God’s got this. Lean into His strength and let His courage carry you through.

- Little Sparrow Loved ❤️❤️❤️

*Take a moment to encourage and lift someone up today.

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11/15/2025

11/15/2025

Self care is a must! What is on your list?
https://www.theottoolbox.com/self-care-strategies-for-therapists/

Self-reflection: https://www.theottoolbox.com/self-reflection-activities-for-kids/

Wellness wheel: https://www.theottoolbox.com/wellness-wheel-for-families/

11/15/2025

One of my personal favorites ❤️ 🌟🧡 🍂🌾 🍁🌻🦌 🐿 💜🙏💛🌟✨ Life's a Dance B. Moss

11/15/2025

“Your feelings are valid” doesn’t automatically mean “your reaction is appropriate.”

It’s true for our children — and it’s true for us.

Every emotion deserves space to exist. But not every impulse deserves to lead.

Validation isn’t permission — it’s understanding. It’s saying, I see why you feel this way, while still learning to choose what comes next.

That’s the work — for both parent and child. To honor the feeling, and still take responsibility for the energy it releases into the room. That’s where awareness becomes love in action.

And how do we do that?
We pause before responding.
We breathe before speaking.
We let the wave of emotion crest and fall — and then meet the moment from calm instead of chaos.

With our children, it means holding space for their feelings without matching their intensity. Naming what they feel without trying to fix it. And helping them find safe, respectful ways to move those emotions through.

Because when we show them what it looks like to feel deeply and still stay grounded, we teach them something far greater than control — we teach them emotional mastery, built on compassion. And that mastery changes everything.

It turns power struggles into understanding.
Outbursts into opportunities for repair.
And everyday moments into lessons in trust —
the kind that strengthen connection, one calm heartbeat at a time. ❤️

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11/15/2025

If we truly love ourselves,
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11/06/2025

Have you found closure from within? We carry years and layers of people, places, and things. We often carry the burdens of our ancestors, past regrets, mistakes, poor choices through free will… It is when we come into the divine presence with our creator and dig deep within…through prayer, meditation, and fasting we can heal and be at peace.

Digging deep these days, whittling away at the layers of junk that finds its way to the surface, breaking away debris, clearing the buildup and soot from the path, creating closure and making room for the future God has prepared the way for…

God often brings us into stillness, separates us into His divine presence, leads us into prayer, works on our inner man, cultivates within us a right spirit, and then releases us into the world and into body of Christ that we may be a witness to His goodness…

Blessings on this Wednesday…

11/06/2025

Three-year-olds feel everything at full volume.
Their brains are still building the skills to pause, wait, share, or use words in tricky moments.
What looks like “naughty” is often overwhelm.

This is the voice on the inside of a child who is trying.
If you’re supporting a young person with big feelings, you are not alone.

For step-by-step scripts, co-regulation tools, and visual supports, you’ll find them in our Managing Big Feelings Toolkit — link in comments below ⬇️ or via Linktree Shop in Bio.

11/06/2025