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Following These 4 Resolutions Will Make You a Better Parent This Year!
Is anything more important than as parents than raising well-rounded, physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy children? Not likely. Here are 4 parenting resolutions for the new year that will...
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Make Your Marriage Stronger: Celebrate the Small Victories
It's easy to overlook the little opportunities to make our marriage stronger. Here is one of those little acts that can make a big difference. In his book, The All-or-Nothing Marriage*, Dr. Eli Finkel...
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Your Marriage: Don’t Jump To Negative Conclusions
Want to keep your relationship in low conflict mode? Practicing this helpful habit will go a long way to reducing arguments that were never needed in the first place! ****It's a given in marriage that...
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Improving Your Marriage Make a Gratitude List
It’s easy to take our spouse and our marriage for granted. Start doing this and learn to appreciate your spouse all over again.“Gratitude is the fastest road to happiness in marriage.” (L....
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A Warning For Parents of Teens: High School Is Not What It Used To Be
What Today’s High School Kids Are Dealing with at school is enough to make you cry.I taught middle and high school kids for 4 years. That was a few decades ago. At that time, life was still pretty safe...
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Doing This Can Make You Feel Less Stressed and More In Control
Be kind to yourself. There is great good in doing so.Life seems more stressful than ever. The portableness of our modern technology means we rarely have time for just ourselves anymore. Google tracks...
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Create a Happy Family: Show R-E-S-P-E-C-T to One Another
Everyone is deserving of being treated with respect. Is it part of your family?Lack of RESPECT is a serious problem in many families today. As we become less respectful of one another as a society it...
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Stop School Bullying – NOW!
I watched a video on social media recently. [1] It was of a 13 year old girl named Sarah Nicole. who was being bullied at school.This story, like others like it, puts a face on school bullying and how...
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Want To Strengthen Your Marriage? Compliment Your Spouse
Few things feel as good and uplifting as a sincere compliment. Compliments from our spouse have a positive effect on our marriages. Let's talk about why. ****Everyone like to feel appreciated. This is...
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What To Do When People Reject You
Rejection is painful. Such is life. Most of us can remember being rejected at least once when we were school-aged. Kids are immature and often reject for unfounded, immature reasons.Being rejected on...
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The 4 Most Dangerous Apps On the Internet for Preteens & Teens, According to...
If you see any of these apps on your kid’s smartphone it’s time to have a serious talk.Internet safety expert Sedgrid Lewis, says the internet is an outright danger for some teens. Your child's...
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The Importance of a Cell Phone Contract with Your Kids
Has any device in the history of devices become more popular for teens than smartphones? I doubt it. As we discussed in a recent article, the downside of this technology is the opportunity for great...
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4 Strategies For Dealing With Difficult People
Who likes dealing with “difficult” people? What? No hands? Difficult people frustrate, irritate, and even anger us. They are difficult because they tend to disagree with us, argue with us, and believe...
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Policing Your Children’s Smartphone Apps
In a recent blog, we discussed 4 of the most dangerous smartphone apps for kids. From hooking your child up with adult strangers to allowing them to post live nude videos of themselves, the world of...
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The Incredible Power of a Mother's Love
Abraham Lincoln once said, “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”Only God could possess the wisdom to create the role of mother, and her life-producing, life- preserving contribution...
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4 Ways To Help Your Child Deal with Negative Emotions
Your child is in a “meltdown.” You feel helpless. You feel frustration, even anger. Strangers stop and look at your child, then they look at you, as if to say, “Do something.” But you don’t know what...
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A Plea To Parents
This life is temporary. The life to come is eternal. Will your children be ready for eternity?I live by a Christian worldview. Because so, I acknowledge God and the reality of an eternal life we will...
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5 Ways To Stay Positive In a Difficult Situation
Difficult situations can stress us to our breaking point. Follow these 5 suggestions to keep a positive outlook while fighting your battle.=====================Navigating through a difficult situation...
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What Makes Marriage Work? Reflections On 20 Years of Successful Marriage
Christian writer Tim Challies and his wife, Aileen, recently celebrated their 20th Wedding Anniversary. Upon this occasion Tim sat down and wrote out some insightful and important reflections on the...
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Husbands - Want Your Wife To Love You Even More? Say This!
It’s a wonderful feeling knowing our wives respect and admire us, especially in spite of all the dumb things we do as husbands. Here are two statements to say to your wife to make her love you even...
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Husbands-Two MORE Phrases To Say To Make Your Wife Love You More!
Loving your wife includes treating her with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Here are two phrases to use with your wife that will convince her that you care about treating her with love, respect...
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Parents! Want To Raise Successful Kids? Science Says Do These 6 Things (Pt. 1)
Any caring parent wants their child to grow up and be successful. Yet this goal can seem overwhelming at times considering all the things that compete for a child’s attention.Fortunately, child...
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Parents! Want To Raise Successful Kids? Science Says Do These 6 Things (Pt. 2)
Any caring parent wants their child to grow up and be successful. The problem is your child’s world is filled with ‘stuff’, like smart phones and Netflix, that don’t care about their...
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Do This One Thing To Help Your Kids Grow Up To Be Healthy, Happy Adults:...
Here is PROOF from Harvard University that church attendance has amazing benefits for children! Attention Parents: Family wellness researchers from Harvard University have found that kids who attend...
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Want To Know the Secret To Contentment and Lasting Peace In Life?
Do you have a sense of contentment in your life? The Secret to being content may not be what you think! Read on for the answer.I have a Question For You. Are You Content?Your answer is important, as it...
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Three Things Every Wife Needs From Her Husband
We all have needs – physical, emotional, and even spiritual. When our needs are met we thrive. When our needs are not met, we wilt.Here are 3 important needs every woman has as a wife. Husbands, ask...
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Don’t Let Your Family Be a ‘Closed’ Family! 4 Important Reasons Why
As a parent, you want your children to grow up emotionally healthy and happy. Did you know the type of family your kids grow up in can be a major factor in them doing so?TRUTH:Your Family Operates Like...
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6 Ways To Make Your Family a More ‘Open’ Family
One way to view your family is to look at how open or closed your family is. The closedness or openness of a family can contribute significantly to how emotionally and socially healthy your children...
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Want To Stop A Bad Mood From Ruining Your Day? This Simple Approach Will Help!
Bad moods are like rainy days. They can ruin the entire day. Recent research has found a simple way to take the wind out of your depressing and stormy emotions so they no longer wreck your...
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Husband – 5 Traits Your Wife Desires In You
Husbands – How can you be the man your wife wants you to be? The first step is finding out WHAT character traits women find desirable in a husband. We have the top 5 answers here!Any husband worth his...
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The Secret To Teen Happiness: Important New Research
Is there a secret to your teen’s happiness? New research has identified the top activities that make teens both happy and unhappy. It's definitely worth a read!****The teen years are a time of great...
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5 Powerful Ways Gratitude Will Make Your Family Happier & Stronger!
There are few attitudes more disappointing than a lack of gratitude.We correct our children when we see it in them and feel disgust when we see it in adults.Gratitude is a powerful trait. Every member...
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Depression Is Depressing
7 Steps Anyone Can Use To Cope with DepressionAt any given time, an astonishing 300 million people around the world are experiencing symptoms of depression. [1]Depression is a “serious medical illness...
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Tired of Conflict In Your Marriage? There Is Hope Ahead!
Do youget tired of arguing with your spouse and the negativity that goes with it? Have you ever thought about giving up and walking out?Don’t! Hang in there. New research finds that marriages tend to...
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How To Avoid Your Biggest Life's Regret: Advice From 90 Year-Olds
Who would know better about avoiding life’s biggest regret than a group of 90 year-olds? Life’s biggest regret for the majority of them centered around the same issue. It wasn’t career, money, or...
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STOP Yelling At Your Kids - Do Something Better!
Do YOU like to be yelled at as an adult? Guess what - neither do your children. Here are 3 reasons to try something better than yelling (and hitting).Most of us have been in that uncomfortable...
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Not connecting? How to react appropriately to your child's personality.
This past week I entered a class of expectant freshmen who were trembling in a bit of fear and trepidation because few had ever had much success writing. Most were athletes. Many were worried about...
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Want To Make Your Marriage Successful? Listen To the Advice of a Divorce Lawyer!
Who would know better about how to avoid divorce and have a successful marriage – than a divorce lawyer?!Read on for 21 helpful marriage tips based on the in-the-trenches experience of a man who deals...
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Life Is Not Always a Pretty Picture
Hannah and I took a girl's trip over the MLK holiday weekend. We headed to Savannah, Ga., with dreams of looking at historic homes, spending some time at the beach, and relaxing before the craziness of...
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Keep Materialism From Taking Over Your Family
The love of things is bad for you and your family. Here are some recommendations to control it.Both, God and science say that loving material things is bad for you. Why would you want your family to be...
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Is It Your Dream or Your Fantasy?
I must admit, I'm not a huge country music fan. But, the chance to spend an evening at a concert always makes me happy. And, often I'm introduced to new talent that I would have never heard (you know,...
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4 Magic Words That Will Make Your Loved Ones Less Stressed
It’s hard to believe a short, 4-word question can be so powerful. When members of your family get overwhelmed ask them this simple question.Chances are, you will see an immediate change for the...
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“I don’t love you any more”. Treat Love As a Decision and You Will Never Have...
“I don’t love you any more” is a cop out. If you treat love as a decision, instead of an emotion, you can avoid ever having to hear these words in your marriage.Did you know there is a way to keep your...
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5 Ways To Show Greater Empathy To Your Loved Ones
Empathy: What is it and why is it so important? Let me make you a guarantee: Empathy will make you a better spouse, parent and friend.Empathy is 'the ability to understand and share in the feelings of...
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Dads! Your Daughter Needs To Hear These 6 Assurances From You
Words are powerful. A parent’s words to their child are especially powerful. When asked, daughters said these 6 assurances are what they need to hear from their dads.Fathers, listen up.Having raised...
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Husbands & Housework It's GOOD For Your Marriage!
A recent headline screamed:'Third Of Americans Admit Ending A Relationship Over Household Chores'The story found its way to all forms of social media, including Facebook. Within hours, husbands all...
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Help! I Feel Like My Spouse and I Are Drifting Apart: 5 Ways To Become Closer...
It’s an age-old battle. The more years you and your spouse are married the harder it can be to feel emotionally close and intimate with them. One reason: Over time, the daily routine of life can cause...
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4 Do's & Don't For Better Family & Couple Communication
Want to know the secret to greater marital and family harmony and happiness? Communicate! But it’s not just any communication. Read on to discover four essential secrets to excellent marital and family...
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How Do I Help My Anxious Child?!
We are living in times of high anxiety. School shootings, kidnappings, human trafficking, warring political parties, and the like have a majority of parents and their children constantly on edge. What...
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Four Steps to a More Grateful Child
Being thankful is a reflection of gratitude and appreciation. As parents, we want our kids to be grateful for the blessings they enjoy. Let’s talk about 4 ways you can help increase gratitude and...
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