You CAN Have Straight A’s in YOUR Marriage
He stood at my kitchen counter drinking a cup of coffee. Our overnight guest casually spoke about summer plans he made with his wife. It sounded nice – a few picnics, a couple of quick weekend trips, kids sports events to take in, maybe a holiday that they had talked about for a long time. Then he paused and... >Read More
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Is Work Killing Your Relationships?
Does your career own you? Do household chores keep you from quality time—or any time—from your kids? Do the demands of errands and meetings and emergencies keep you from catching your breath? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, you might be suffering from workaholism. In the United States today, about seventeen percent of adults,...... >Read More
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Gift-Giving Strategies for Growing Families
Every year, with weddings and new babies, our family seems to grow by at least one. Now, with in-laws, nieces and nephews, my Christmas list has swelled to 18 "immediate" family members. Since we live hundreds of miles away from one another, not only does exchanging gifts mean shopping and wrapping, but also mailing all the parcels. Kinda makes... >Read More
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Love IS like a Drug After All
Love is, apparently, like a drug. At least the initial stages of passionate love. According to researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine:
That rush of good feelings you have in the first few months of being in love don't just put you in a better mood; love may actually be a painkiller ... The magnitude of pain relief... >Read More
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Marriage: Little Things Add Up
The other day the headlines read “Gold prices set record high”. I am all for investment when it gets me what I want. But if you are like me you didn’t jump on the gold band wagon soon enough and wish you had years ago. So I guess you can call me dumb for not investing sooner.
But wait, I’m... >Read More
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Babies: What to do in the in between
Babies.
Nope, we're not pregnant, nor planning on being pregnant ANYTIME soon. (God willing.) But this is the main thing we have been asked about since we got married. "When are you having a little Jason? When do we get to meet a mini Brittany?" I must confess...I have been the one asking those questions.
We all love babies. We love... >Read More
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A New Family: Learning to Love my In Laws
There is often truth to some to the things we joke about. I have heard lots of jokes about in-laws and how awful they can be, but I never thought I would be the one to experience anything like that!
When I first got married I didn’t know much about my husband’s family. I knew a little, but my concern was... >Read More
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What I Mean to Say Is…
Words are powerful. They start can start a revolution, they can start... >more
The Gift of Time
What one gift that everyone wants? The gift of time. Time is... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)