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3 Critical Tools for Paying Off Debt

This is the time of year when many people look at their debt situation and shudder. They dream of what it would be like to be out of debt. And, if they're brave, they begin to plan a strategy to reduce the amount of debt they carry. They'll begin with high hopes. But many of them will quit before reaching their goal, disappointed, discouraged...

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Is Your Marriage Fixable?
Is Your Marriage Fixable?

There’s no such thing as a perfect marriage, but how do you know if you’re in a good marriage? There have been a spat of celebrity break ups this week.  It’s easy to look at them at think, “well that’s Hollywood, we have real problems” but sometimes we lose perspective too.  When you’re tired, when change is slow, when you run out...

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How to Save a Marriage
How to Save a Marriage

Can a broken marriage be fixed? Often, if both partners are willing to do the work the answer is yes.   In a recent article for CNN author Eileen Kelly recounts her own experience with couples' counseling.  For Kelley and her husband the end began on a Caribbean vacation with their three year old twins.  She writes about how she has seen several...

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Reconciling Your Sexual Past with your Marriage
Reconciling Your Sexual Past with your Marriage

What do you do when you have quite the sexual past, but you want to have a pure marriage, with a great sex life? Can you rid yourself of the baggage from everything you've already done? Here's a letter that I received recently: I am single, in my late twenties. In my earlier twenties, I did not live a Christian lifestyle. I had sex with two men....

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Long Distance Family: 8 Ways to Connect
Long Distance Family: 8 Ways to Connect

I have lived at least three days' drive from my grandparents and most of my extended family my entire life. Though it didn't surprise my mother, I know it was hard for her when I followed in her footsteps and moved across the continent from her and my dad. The independence that motivated her to move from Virginia to Ontario, Canada, sight unseen,...

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First Aid for Bruised Hearts – Talk to a mentor
First Aid for Bruised Hearts - Talk to a mentor

“What’s love got to do with it?” Tina Turner famously asked. For many of us, love – the joy of it, the lack of it, or the confusion that comes with it – is both what gets us up in the morning and what keeps us up  at night. If you have a question about love, relationships, or marriage you’re not alone.  Love, even when it’s wonderful,...

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Is Your Family Ready for  Pet?
Is Your Family Ready for Pet?

Summer can be a great time of year to add a fur-person to your family. The dog owners who seemed a little crazy walking their pets in the dead of winter are now having a great time throwing Frisbees in the in park. Before you head out in search of the perfect puppy, there are a few things to consider. Adding an animal to your household means...

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I am having sex and always afraid of pregnancy
I am having sex and always afraid of pregnancy

I am 25 years old. I am worrying about sex with my boyfriend. He doesn't like to use condoms and persuades me that it is safe if we just interrupt sex, but I am always afraid of pregnancy. Maybe I can calculate my safe days before or after menstruation? After sex I cannot get to sleep and I still feel very excited because he is near me. I feel very...

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