Crossways Counseling Celebrates 25 Years!

On the evening of September 18, 2000, I met with a private practice client for the first time in a small, second floor office in the historic Lucas General Store building on Main Street in downtown Grapevine. For over 25 years now, it's been my honor to help serve the surrounding communities of the DFW metroplex (and beyond) primarily through counseling individuals, couples and families in a variety of different contexts. Considering that recent statistics indicate the failure rate for healthcare practices, including psychology practices, within the first five years is 45.2% and within 10 years is about 59%, I am extremely thankful! 

When I started this practice, I was so excited to celebrate the opening of this new counseling venture with my wife of 5 months, Amber, my mother Bonnie, and my father Ray (pictures included). Over these 25 plus years, both my father and mother have passed away, Amber and I have now been married over 25 years, and we're the proud parents of two beautiful young women who've also chosen to help assist others in their own unique ways. As our family has gone through numerous changes over the years, we sincerely understand, so has everyone's. From our family to yours, THANK YOU for your support, your referrals and more importantly the relationships we've formed over these years. As my dad would often say, "Life is one big series of adjustments." Although I still think that would be the perfect motto for a chiropractor, I hope to reinforce this idea for many more years to come through Crossways Counseling & Consulting :)  

Great Resource, Dads

Fellow dads out there. Please check out the new book released by our family friend and former SMU Strength & Conditioning Coach, Dr. Dave Williams. Caroline and I were honored he asked us to take part in this project. I thought Caroline might have a chance, but I never imagined I'd make the cover of any book ;) Great information from a great guy. Enjoy.

COVID-19 Physical Distancing: Limiting, Freeing or Both?

"Then I saw all the brown birds were trying to kill the yellow one, and that started my thoughts off as it might anybody's. Is it always kind to set a bird at liberty? What exactly is liberty? First and foremost, surely, it is the power of a thing to be itself. In some ways the yellow bird was free in its cage. It was free to be alone. It was free to sing. In the forest, its feathers would be torn to pieces and its voice choked forever. Then I began to think that being oneself, which is liberty, is itself limitation. We are limited by our brains and our bodies; and if we break out, we cease to be ourselves and perhaps, to be anything." - G. K. Chesterton

Life is One Big Series of Adjustments

King Solomon once wrote, "There is a time for everything...a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance." This was certainly the case at the 2016 Fort Worth Texas Exes Scholarship Golf Tournament. Every year, this tournament raises thousands of dollars to help fund numerous scholarships awarded to deserving students in need of financial assistance. Congratulations to the Crossways Counseling team for, once again, winning the championship. Hook 'Em to Brent, Randy, Ryan and Peter for setting the record for the lowest 18 hole score in the history of this great event. At the same event, we also honored the life of Emil Milan, the father of Texas High School Gymnastics. Emil passed away just four days prior to the tournament he helped get off the ground. Emil was a true gift from God who spent his entire life helping mentor young men and women encouraging them to reach their dreams. On a personal note, he was a dear friend of the Kahle family and, although he'll be missed, we're comforted knowing where he is. God's peace to his family and friends.

 

Congrats 2014 Fort Worth Texas Exes Champs!

Congratulations to the Crossways Counseling team on recently winning first place in the 2014 Fort Worth Texas Exes golf tournament. This benefit golf tournament raised thousands of dollars to help create numerous scholarships that will be awarded to deserving students who are in need of financial support. Well done Randy, Ryan, Peter, and Brent! Thankfully, they didn't hook 'em off the tee box :)

Got Peace? Got Fear? Got Life?



"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree (today)." - Dr. Martin Luther



I've recently talked with a large number of people who are experiencing significant hurt, fear, and uncertainty in life. Of course, being confronted with such life challenges is nothing new under the sun. Nine years ago this month, my father introduced me to the aforementioned quote while we were sitting in the waiting room of the oncologist who was treating him for Stage IV Kidney cancer. In response to my question, "Dad, what are you doing to try to cope with what you're facing? (his impending death that would come some three weeks later)" my father articulated this quote off the top of his head. As I looked at my dad slumped in the chair, his body not even closely resembling his "earthly tent" that had one time measured 6'1" and 225lbs, he once again reminded me that to live and die in Christ is gain, but to live in fear is a death in and of itself. In fact, the words of Jesus are as true and applicable today as they were 2,000 years ago. "Who of you can add a single hour to the day by worrying? Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have enough worry of its own." Live life, laugh often, and love others like there is no tomorrow. We never know how many days we have left in life with our family and friends.

Thanksgiving for Abraham Lincoln

"My great concern is not whether God is on our side. My great concern is to be on God's side." - Abraham Lincoln

 

Amber and I had the privilege of seeing Steven Spielberg's new movie Lincoln tonight. Wow! Expletives aside, a phenomenal movie! I was reminded of what amazing sacrifices men and women of all races and ethnicities have made in the history of our country to better our world! Thank you, God, for the men and women you've used across time to point us toward you.