If you've been married for more than a couple of days you've probably already figured out that communication in marriage is really important.  Being intentional about the way you communicate with your spouse sets a firm foundation for a solid relationship. The same rules apply when it comes to using Facebook once you're married.  Facebook is...

Messages in bottles have been the stuff of folklore for centuries. Dying, desperate sailors have hurled them. Curious children have launched them. Nicholas Sparks wrote a novel based on them, but don’t read it—or watch the movie—unless you already have a prescription for antidepressants. The story I find most interesting about such bottles,...

I never did believe in Santa Claus. My parents rejected the materialism that is so often peddled in the name of Christmas and kept the holiday pretty low key. I've always been grateful for this lesson, and rather cynical about those wild eyed Christmas fanatics running amok in the malls. Since the thought of receiving gifts from a fat, bearded...

Over the next 20 years, an unprecedented number of Canadians will reach retirement age. In fact, by 2020, it is estimated that over 20% of the Canadian population will be 65 or older, and more than 425,000 people will be retiring annually.  Are you among them? Is the finish line of the rat race looming in the not-too distant horizon? If so, we have...

The transition to college isn't limited to the students. Parents and siblings also experience growing pains. When the Glenny's two daughters, Courtney and Brittany, left for college, she and her husband, Dr. W. Edward Glenny, were amazed how quiet the house became. "We went for days without the phone ringing. Our food bill was cut in half and food...

During several weeks in October, my husband and I worked hard to get a home we once lived in ready to sell. We painted and papered, scraped and scrubbed, washed and mended. Our house had been rented out for some time, so restoring it seemed like caring for an ailing friend. As we applied elbow grease to a long list of surface problems, we thought...

Over the past two years, Rick Warren's book, The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?, has shocked the publishing world. After dominating the Christian market for months, the book moved into rare territory as it began to scale mainstream best seller lists. At the time of this writing, The Purpose Driven Life sits at #4 on the New York...