In these uncertain economic times, we’re all looking to save a little money, especially if we can do it without changing our lifestyle. Here are ten ways you can do just that. Taken together and applied over even a few months, they could make a noticeable difference to your family’s budget. The “small stuff” pays off. Pennies and nickels...... >Read More

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I meet many married women who love their husbands but don’t love sex. Their question is always the same: they want to know why. Is it the stress of marriage, children, work? Or could it be more than sheer exhaustion or waning libido?   Could it have something to do with the sex they had before they got married? After... >Read More

Tags: Barbara Wilson, challenges & conflicts, communication, FamilyLife Canada, intimacy, marriage, Men, rekindle love, relationships, Romance & Sex, sex, sex and love, sex resources, sexual intimacy, sexual past, sexual problems, spouse, Women

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I did not want to be another divorce statistic, but the numbers were not in our favor. My husband Rudy is a bus driver and I work in dentistry - both careers that rank high in divorce statistics. We have a severely handicapped son. We struggled financially. My husband has been fighting depression for most of his life. My life... >Read More

Tags: baby, challenges & conflicts, changed lives, closet issues, commitment, divorce, faith & spirituality, Family, family issues, FamilyLife Favs, hardship & suffering, health, husband, improving your marriage, jocelyn ratzlaff, marriage, parenting, pregnancy, sex and love, Women

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67% of first time marriages go the distance. I was reading a report on divorce statistics from StatsCan and this fact jumped off the page.  It seemed to contradict a much repeated statistic that 50% of marriages end in divorce.  So which one is true?  Well, they both are actually. Two of every three new marriages will indeed last for... >Read More

Tags: blended family, challenges & conflicts, commitment, divorce, FamilyLife, fighting for, first marriage, healthy marriage, marriage, resolving conflict, second marriagae, Self, sex and love

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You don't have to do this alone. We're here for you. Talk to a mentor today. Divorce is a great loss and a crisis which has a huge impact the lives of everyone involved. If you have experienced, or are experiencing divorce, my heart goes out to you. I know about divorce. My parents were divorced when I was 12... >Read More

Tags: challenges & conflicts, divorce, Family, harship & suffering, lynette hoy, Men, Most Popular, recovering from divorce, sex and love, Women

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The smell of freshly baked gingerbread came from the kitchen and the lights on the tree glowed as I sat for a few minutes and enjoyed the moment. But it hasn’t always been this way. There was a time when I simply did not want to have Christmas at all. Just dragging the tree out and decorating the house left... >Read More

Tags: Bible, challenges & conflicts, Christmas, depression, God, hope, inspiration, Linda Rodgers, Women

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Have you ever sat in a group of people and listened to someone describe a family member whose own agenda takes over from the rest of the family?  We have family members like that.  One family member has driven past our home numerous times a year and stopped in only once in eight years.  (We live five minutes from... >Read More

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