Alone and discouraged, I sat staring at a computer screen. I was frustrated by the way my life had turned out. I’d worked hard to hold onto remnants of hope for my marriage, but each day that summer I could feel it slipping through my fingers.  I felt so alone.  God was still there, I knew, but there was a longing for people who would talk back....

Twelve days before Christmas, the mail brought a stack of season’s greetings and a divorce summons. As I gathered the envelopes, I had no idea that a single moment was about to slash decades of family memories and traditions: searching for a fresh, fragrant tree; snuggling by the fire as carols played; reminiscing over snapshots of a growing...

Question: My husband and I have developed a serious conflict over how to handle his 19-year-old son (my stepson). The son recently left college and moved back home, and he now seems determined to live his own life. He doesn't work. He doesn't show respect to me and in fact is often hostile. Yet he expects me to provide his meals and clean his clothes....

My husband has two children from his first marriage; boys aged 10 and 9. The boys sleep with their stuffed animals. We know for a fact that their mother encourages this behaviour because they still receive stuffed animals from her. These stuffed animals are taken with them on car rides and in telephone conversations to the boys, she often refers...

My partner and I have two children. Our daughter is four and our son is a year old. We are separating and he wants to keep our children for six months and then have me keep them for six months. I feel that will be difficult for the them. I am moving to the west coast and we will not be close at all. How much time should we each have the children...

I am going through a divorce and my husband is fighting for custody of 3 year old daughter. We have signed papers saying that I have the day-to-day care of her and he has visitation rights. My husband told my daughter she could call him anytime and he would come and get her. So, now every night she throws a fit to call him to come get her. He lets...

During the years when diamonds were first being discovered in Africa, a farmer was intrigued by the promise of great wealth. Only one thing stood in his way. His farm had to be sold before he could set off in search of the diamonds that would make him a wealthy man. At last the deal was done and he was free. Free to pursue his dream. The search...