It is with overwhelming gratitude that we celebrate two years in our amazing office above the Starbucks and four years in the Southlake Town Square. There are so many days that I stand in awe that we are blessed with such an amazing office space in such a beautiful city. When I felt called to start Cassie Reid Counseling I … Read More
I had the privilege of spending some time with some dear friends this past weekend. This particular couple has known James and I for some time and the wife brought an old blog post I wrote for a defunct blog to my attention. It was posted in way back in 2009. I couldn’t help but go back and read it … Read More
In the celebration of freedom here is the fourth installment of parenting your kids into and out of freedom. I meet so many parents each day who live confused as to how to bring out the best in their children. So many make the mistake of attempting to make their kids into someone they desire for them to be as … Read More
I know this week should be the fourth installment of the parenting series. I couldn’t help but pause that series because of a profound thought I had while meeting with a client recently. I began thinking about how many times we hold tight to the counterfeit at the sacrifice of the genuine. It always seems that people want to hold … Read More
The third parenting tip in the parenting into and out of freedom series is: We were designed to submit One of the biggest mistakes I see parents make is letting their children make too many decisions. Parenting kids to make decisions within some boundaries and limits is good and healthy but allowing them free reign is detrimental to their nature … Read More
Here is the second tip on parenting into and out of freedom. You can’t parent “out of something”. If you try to parent out of hurt, anger, bitterness, rejection, or any other wounded place the results are never in your favor. You will always end up acting or reacting according to your own wounded places. We must first recognize our need … Read More
I get many questions about parenting primarily on how to parent well. I believe that sharing my top ten tips could be helpful to those that want to be and currently are parents. I will break one down every week that I post a blog (in between each of the posts from my team). Here is number 1 (these are … Read More
One of the most difficult things I have ever experienced is being a stepmom. I know that may seem brutally honest but for any of you that are a stepparent or know a stepparent it may not seem so extremely honest. I recently had the privilege of speaking for MarriageToday on blended families and I wanted to share some of … Read More
I love the thought-provoking analogies that the Lord shares with me and wanted to share one with you this week. Like me, you might recall a moment in middle school when you truly believed you had met the love of you life. It’s funny that the cool way to find out if they liked you or not was to give … Read More
God isn’t in the business of “dangling carrots”. You know the familiar scene where a carrot is dangled just in front of the horses nose in order to get it to keep moving? God does not work this way. When He gives us a directive, goal, or set of instructions He tends to see them through to the end. I … Read More