HeartRoots Resilience

10/07/2026

08/24/2026

You don't have to wait until September 7. ❤️

Doug and I have been talking about creating a safe place for those affected by the flooding to come together—to talk, process, be encouraged, pray, or simply listen.

We've set aside September 7 for two free Zoom gatherings:
11 AM Central / 12 PM Eastern�6 PM Central / 7 PM Eastern

But we realized something important.
September 7 may feel like a long way away when you're struggling today.

Maybe you're exhausted now that the adrenaline is wearing off. Maybe your emotions are all over the place and you don't understand why. Maybe you're the one everyone else depends on, and you don't want to add to someone else's worries.

Or maybe sitting in a Zoom with a group of people just isn't your thing.
That's okay. You don't have to wait, and you don't have to join a group.

If you need someone to talk to, Doug and I are available for individual conversations too. No agenda. No pressure. You don't have to know what to say or even understand what you're feeling.

Sometimes we just need a safe person who will listen.
Send either of us a private message. We'll find a time to connect.

We aren't therapists, and we're not trying to be. We're simply two people who believe deeply that we were never meant to carry the hard things alone.

You matter before the Zoom.�You matter after the Zoom.�And you matter whether you ever come to the Zoom at all. ❤️

We're here.
—Doug & Janet

08/24/2026

You don't have to wait until September 7. ❤️

Doug and I have been talking about creating a safe place for those affected by the flooding to come together—to talk, process, be encouraged, pray, or simply listen.
We've set aside September 7 for two free Zoom gatherings:
11 AM Central / 12 PM Eastern�6 PM Central / 7 PM Eastern
But we realized something important.
September 7 may feel like a long way away when you're struggling today.

Maybe you're exhausted now that the adrenaline is wearing off. Maybe your emotions are all over the place and you don't understand why. Maybe you're the one everyone else depends on, and you don't want to add to someone else's worries.

Or maybe sitting in a Zoom with a group of people just isn't your thing.
That's okay. You don't have to wait, and you don't have to join a group.

If you need someone to talk to, Doug and I are available for individual conversations too. No agenda. No pressure. You don't have to know what to say or even understand what you're feeling.

Sometimes we just need a safe person who will listen.
Send either of us a private message. We'll find a time to connect.

We aren't therapists, and we're not trying to be. We're simply two people who believe deeply that we were never meant to carry the hard things alone.

You matter before the Zoom.�You matter after the Zoom.�And you matter whether you ever come to the Zoom at all. ❤️

We're here.
—Doug & Janet

08/23/2026

The floodwaters may be going down for all our friends and followers in Ohio. That doesn't mean everything inside of you has settled yet.

You may be safe now and still feel exhausted.
You may look around and think, “We're okay. Other people have it so much worse. Why am I so emotional?”

You may be having trouble sleeping, crying unexpectedly, feeling overwhelmed by little things, or simply feeling like you have nothing left.

Please don't judge yourself for that.

You have been through something frightening and uncertain. Sometimes our hearts and bodies need more time to catch up with what our minds already know: The immediate danger has passed.

And sometimes one of the most healing things we can do is simply tell another person, “This is how I'm doing.”

You don't have to explain it.
You don't have to fix it.
And you don't have to carry it alone.

We're listening. ❤️
—Doug & Janet